Henk van Brussel
Dutch footballer and manager
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Henk van Brussel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛŋk fɑm ˈbrʏsəl];[a] 12 June 1936 – 7 October 2007) was a Dutch football player and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijssen, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 7 October 2007 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Turkey | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Excelsior '31 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Go Ahead | 171 | (46) |
| 1964-1965 | Zwolsche Boys | 29 | (0) |
| 1965-1967 | De Graafschap | 56 | (14) |
| Total | 256 | (60) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Koninklijke UD | |||
| Daventria | |||
| 1971-1979 | Go Ahead Eagles (asst.) | ||
| 1975 | Go Ahead Eagles (interim) | ||
| 1976 | Go Ahead Eagles (interim) | ||
| 1978 | Go Ahead Eagles (interim) | ||
| 1979–1980 | Rohda Raalte | ||
| 1980–1985 | Heerenveen | ||
| 1985–1987 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1987–1988 | FC Groningen | ||
| 1989–1991 | Heracles | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Van Brussel played for local side Excelsior '31[1] and was part of the Go Ahead squad that won promotion to the Eredivisie in 1963.[2]
Managerial career
Van Brussel worked for Go Ahead Eagles, Rohda Raalte (amateurs), SC Heerenveen, De Graafschap, FC Groningen and SC Heracles.[3] He won the natioanal amateur title with Rohda Raalte in 1979 and had to finish his manager career at Heracles in 1990 after tearing his Achilles tendon.[4]
At Heerenveen his playing style was called the "Brussels Luna Park", because of his open attacking play which resulted in a surge in attendances.[5][6]
