In this Dutch name, the surname is van Breukelen, not Breukelen.
Hans van Breukelen
Van Breukelen in 2011
Personal information
Full name
Johannes Franciscus van Breukelen
Date of birth
(1956-10-04) 4 October 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth
Utrecht, Netherlands
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Youth career
1964–1975
BVC
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1975–1982
FC Utrecht
142
(0)
1982–1984
Nottingham Forest
61
(0)
1984–1994
PSV Eindhoven
308
(0)
Total
511
(0)
International career
1980–1992
Netherlands
73
(0)
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Winner
1988 West Germany
1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɦɑnsfɑmˈbrøːkələ(n)];[2] born 4 October 1956) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the technical director of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) from 2017 until 2018.
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 Netherlands national team. At UEFA Euro 1988 with The Netherlands; Van Breukelen stopped a penalty in the final. He also appeared at the 1990 World Cup and UEFA 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 to 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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