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Dutch footballer and manager (1940–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans Eijkenbroek (5 January 1940 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch football player and manager.
![]() Eijkenbroek in 1965 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 January 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 17 August 2024 84) | (aged||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1963 | Hermes DVS | ||
1963–1973 | Sparta | 299 | (13) |
1973–1975 | Willem II | 40 | (4) |
Total | 339 | (17) | |
International career | |||
1967–1970 | Netherlands | 18 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1982–1983 | AZ '67 | ||
1983–1984 | Roda JC | ||
1987–1989 | AZ '67 | ||
1989–1990 | Haarlem | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Schiedam,[1] he started his career at local side Hermes DVS and was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam legend Denis Neville in 1962. With Sparta he played in two KNVB Cup Finals, winning one.[2] He was Sparta captain when goalkeeper Eddy Treijtel shot down a gull from a goal-kick during a derby match against Feyenoord in 1970. Eijkenbroek subsequently threw the bird off the pitch only for a Sparta employee to have it stuffed and put in either Sparta's or Feyenoord's club museum.[3]
Eijkenbroek made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1970 friendly against England.[5]
Eijkenbroek played under manager Georg Keßler at Sparta and the national team, and later became his assistant at AZ '67, before taking the reins himself.[6] He also managed Haarlem and Roda JC, where he was dismissed in November 1984.[7] In 1995 he started working at FC Dordrecht.
Eijkenbroek died on 17 August 2024, at the age of 84.[8]
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