Hans van Breukelen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Hans van Breukelen

Dutch footballer

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1956

Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands

Profession: association football player, television presenter, presenter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Hans van Breukelen

  • Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation: ['??ns f?n 'brø?k?l?(n)], 4 October 1956) is a former Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper.
  • He is the technical director of the KNVB. Van Breukelen grew up in De Bilt, where he played in the BVC youth academy.
  • In 1976, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he played 142 matches.
  • After two years with Nottingham Forest, Van Breukelen moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1984.
  • With PSV, he won six league titles and three domestic cups.
  • In 1988, Van Breukelen also won the European Cup as part of the Treble after saving Benfica's sixth penalty in the shoot-out.
  • In the Netherlands, he was named Goalkeeper of the Year four times. Van Breukelen played 73 caps for the Dutch national team.
  • In 1988, he triumphed at the European Championships with The Netherlands; Van Breukelen stopped a penalty in the final.
  • He also appeared at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1992.
  • After his career, he became an entrepreneur in different non-football business ventures, although he served as director of football at FC Utrecht and was a member of the PSV board of directors from 2010-2016. Hans van Breukelen is one of five European players to ever win a Treble with their club and a cup with their national team in the same year.
  • The other four players are his teammates Berry van Aerle, Ronald Koeman, Gerald Vanenburg and Wim Kieft.

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