Hans Gillhaus

Johannes "Hans" Paulus Gillhaus (born 5 November 1963) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played primarily as a left-sided forward.

Hans Gillhaus

Gillhaus in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Johannes Paulus Gillhaus
Date of birth	(1963-11-05) 5 November 1963
Place of birth	Helmond, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Den Bosch	106	(45)
1987–1989	PSV	67	(23)
1989–1993	Aberdeen	78	(27)
1993–1995	Vitesse	54	(28)
1995–1996	Gamba Osaka	60	(28)
1996–1997	AZ	11	(1)
1998	FF Jaro	7	(2)
1998–1999	Den Bosch	17	(2)
Total		400	(156)
International career
1987–1994	Netherlands	9	(2)
1990	Scottish League	1	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During a 16-year professional career, he amassed Eredivisie totals of 348 games and 146 goals, mainly in representation of Den Bosch and PSV, also playing abroad in Scotland, Japan and Finland.

Gillhaus represented the Netherlands at the 1990 World Cup.

Club career

Early years and PSV

Born in Helmond, North Brabant, Gillhaus started playing professionally for FC Den Bosch, making his Eredivisie debuts in 1983–84 (12 games, three goals), then proceeding to score 33 league goals in his last two seasons combined.

In the 1987 summer, A.C. Milan bought Ruud Gullit from PSV Eindhoven for a world-record transfer fee £6,000,000, and that money was soon used in the acquisition of Gillhaus, Wim Kieft and Søren Lerby. The former netted 15 goals in only 26 games in his first season, helping the Philips club to a historic treble – he appeared 105 minutes in the campaign's European Cup final, a 0–0 penalty shootout win against S.L. Benfica.

Aberdeen

With the arrival of Brazilian Romário, Gillhaus found himself relegated to a substitute role at PSV. In November 1989, he signed with Aberdeen for £650,000 (3,000,000) in todays money, made an immediate impact on his debut, scoring two goals (including an overhead kick) against Dunfermline Athletic in a 3–0 win at East End Park; this was followed in the next fixture by the game's only goal against Rangers, netting through a left-foot curling shot into the top corner at Pittodrie.

While with Aberdeen, Gillhaus collected a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1989–90, scoring twice en route to the final against Celtic and starting in decisive match, another penalty shootout triumph.

Late career

Gillhaus left Aberdeen in early March 1993 after falling out of favour with manager Willie Miller, moving to Vitesse Arnhem for £300,000. He scored a career-best 22 goals in his first full season, as they finished fourth and qualified to the UEFA Cup.

Aged 31, Gillhaus moved abroad again, signing for Gamba Osaka in the Japanese J-League. In 1998, he played in Finland with FF Jaro, and retired at the end of the following season at nearly 36 after helping first club Den Bosch return to the top flight.

International career

Gillhaus made his debut for Netherlands on 28 October 1987, in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Cyprus in Rotterdam (8–0 win), a game marred by the "bomb incident". In the same competition, on 16 December, he scored his only two goals for the national team in a 3–0 away win against Greece, but was not selected for the squad that competed in the final stages in Germany, eventually winning the tournament.

Gillhaus was picked by manager Leo Beenhakker for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, appearing in three games (two starts) in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring from playing, Gillhaus returned to PSV and worked there as a scout for six years, after which he joined, in the same capacity, Chelsea. On 23 August 2011, after also six years with the Blues, he was appointed director of football at S.V. Zulte Waregem.

In March 2014, Gillhaus signed for Sunderland, co-ordinating its European scouting network.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Den Bosch	1983–84	Eredivisie	12	3			—		—		12	3
	1984–85	Eredivisie	26	9			—		—		26	9
	1985–86	Eredivisie	34	16			—		—		34	16
	1986–87	Eredivisie	34	17			—		—		34	17
	Total		106	45			—		—		106	45
PSV	1987–88	Eredivisie	26	15					8	3	34	18
	1988–89	Eredivisie	34	7					7	1	41	8
	1989–90	Eredivisie	7	1	—		—		2	0	9	1
	Total		67	23					17	4	84	27
Aberdeen	1989–90	Scottish Premier Division	19	8	4	3	0	0	—		23	11
	1990–91	Scottish Premier Division	35	14	1	0	3	0	4	1	43	15
	1991–92	Scottish Premier Division	24	5	1	0	2	0			27	5
	Total		78	27	6	3	5	0	4	1	93	31
Vitesse	1992–93	Eredivisie	12	6	0	0	—		—		12	6
	1993–94	Eredivisie	32	22	1	0	—		2	0	35	22
	1994–95	Eredivisie	10	5	1	1	—		2	1	13	7
	Total		54	33	2	1	—		4	1	60	35
Gamba Osaka	1995	J1 League	37	20	4	4	—		—		41	24
	1996	J1 League	23	8	4	2	13	4	—		40	14
	Total		60	28	8	6	13	4	—		81	38
AZ	1996–97	Eredivisie	11	1			—		—		11	1
Jaro	1998	Veikkausliiga	7	2					—		7	2
Den Bosch	1998–99	Eerste Divisie	17	2			—		—		17	2
Career total			417	163	16	10	18	4	25	6	476	183

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1987	2	2
	1988	0	0
	1989	0	0
	1990	5	0
	1991	0	0
	1992	0	0
	1993	0	0
	1994	2	0
Total		9	2

Honours

PSV

• Eredivisie: 1987–88, 1988–89
• KNVB Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89
• European Cup: 1987–88
• European Super Cup runner-up: 1988

Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 1989–90

Den Bosch

• Eerste Divisie: 1998–99

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• Hans Gillhaus at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
• Hans Gillhaus at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hans Gillhaus at WorldFootball.net
• Hans Gillhaus at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)