Luuk Balkestein
Dutch retired football player
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Luuk Balkestein (born 9 April 1954) is a Dutch retired football player who played for Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord, as well as the Dutch national side.
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Date of birth
9 April 1954
Place of birth
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Position
Defender
Current team
Borussia Mönchengladbach (scout)|
Balkestein playing for Sparta in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach (scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Sparta | 201 | (7) |
| 1980–1982 | Feyenoord | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Netherlands U-21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1980 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Balkestein played three games for Netherlands U-21[1] and earned one senior cap for the Netherlands, a friendly match against France in March 1980.[2]
Personal life
Balkestein is chief scout at German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach[3] and has been a scout at SC Heerenveen from 1995 to 2001.
His son, Pim, is also a footballer.
