Description
Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen is a former Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he works as an entrepreneur and serves in the PSV Eindhoven board of directors.
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 is a member of the PSV board of directors since 2010.
Born
October 4th, 1956 in Utrecht (Age 68)
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Last Changes
2024/11/15
New Response (Return To Sender): RTS - marked as refused
2024/10/25
New Response (Return To Sender): RTS-UTF
2024/08/24
New Response (Success): signed 6 photos