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Hans van Breukelen is a male Dutch television presenter and former association football player. Born in Utrecht in 1956, he holds citizenship in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. His playing career began in 1976, during which he served as a goalkeeper. He represented the Netherlands national association football team and played for clubs including FC Utrecht, PSV Eindhoven, and Nottingham Forest F.C.
Van Breukelen participated in several major international tournaments, including the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro competitions in 1980, 1988, and 1992. Over the course of his career, he played one match, scored zero goals, and conceded two points. In addition to his athletic endeavors, he has worked as a presenter.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Johannes Franciscus van Breukelen
- Date of birth
- ( 1956-10-04 ) 4 October 1956 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Utrecht , Netherlands
- Height
- 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- 1964 1975
- BVC
- Years
- Team
- 1975 1982
- FC Utrecht
- 1982 1984
- Nottingham Forest
- 1984 1994
- PSV Eindhoven
- 1980 1992
- Netherlands
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Nationality
- The Netherlands
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Utrecht
- Occupation
- presenter
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1992
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Netherlands national association football team
- Position played
- goalkeeper
- Country for sport
- Netherlands
- Mass
- 86
- Official website
- www.hansvanbreukelen.nl
- Image
- Hans van Breukelen.jpg
- Height
- 188
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- Commons category
- Hans van Breukelen
- date of birth
- 1956-10-04
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- number of points/goals conceded
- 2
- web feed URL
- hansvanbreukelen.wordpress.com/feed
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Johannes Franciscus "Hans" van Breukelen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑns fɑm ˈbrøːkələ(n)]; 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.
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