Hans van 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 68)
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: [ˈɦɑns fɑm ˈbrøːkələ(n)];^[a] 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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