Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 1 December 2011 | (aged 85)||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1943–1958 | Anderlecht | ||
1960–1961 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
International career | |||
1953–1957 | Belgium | 8 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1972–1973 | Anderlecht | ||
1986–1989 | Venezuela | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011[1]), nicknamed Poly, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League in 1954 while playing for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He played 8 times with the Belgium national team between 1953 and 1957.[2] "Poly" made his international debut on 22 November 1953 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Switzerland and he scored twice. Van den Bosch was in the team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.