Geert Brusselers
Dutch football coach and a former player
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Geert Brusselers (born January 6, 1970, in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch retired football coach and a former player. He managed the Under-19 squad of PSV.[1]
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Geert Brusselers in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geert Brusselers | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSC Roosendaal | |||
| Valkenswaard | |||
| PSV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Fortuna Sittard | 51 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | FC Den Bosch | 33 | (13) |
| 1992–1998 | NAC | 185 | (20) |
| 1998–1999 | Al-Nasr | 29 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Germinal Beerschot | 29 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Al-Shaab | 29 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Ajax Cape Town | 19 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | Fortuna Sittard | 46 | (4) |
| 2004 | Calgary Mustangs | 27 | (3) |
| Total | 448 | (64) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | NAC (U-21 assistant) | ||
| 2011–2014 | NAC (U-19) | ||
| 2012–2015 | NAC (youth coordinator) | ||
| 2015–2017 | PSV (U-19) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Geert began his football career with the amateurs of BSC Roosendaal and Valkenswaard. Afterward he transferred to PSV but never managed to break through into the first squad. After his time with PSV, he played for Fortuna Sittard (1989–1991), FC Den Bosch (1991–1992), NAC Breda (1992–1998), Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates; 1998–1999), Germinal Beerschot (Belgium; 1999–2000), Al-Shaab (United Arab Emirates; 2000–2001), Ajax Cape Town (South Africa; 2001–2002),[2] Fortuna Sittard (2002–2004) and the Calgary Mustangs (Canada; 2004).[3][4]
Personal life
Geert is the father of former NAC player Bodi Brusselers and a son of former PSV player Toon Brusselers.[5]
In 2022, Brusselers suffered a cerebral infarction during a heart surgery which forced him to retire from football.[6]
