Hippolyte Van den Bosch
Belgian footballer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch | ||
Date of birth | (1926-04-30)30 April 1926 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (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.
Honours
Player
Anderlecht
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1953-54 (29 goals)[4]
Manager
Anderlecht
- Belgian Cup: 1972–73[3]
- Belgian League Cup: 1973
References
- ^ "sporza: Anderlecht rouwt om Hippolyte Van den Bosch". Sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Hippolyte Van den Bosch". static.rbfa.be. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Palmares | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Eerste klasse A - Topsc. per seizoen". voetbal.com (in Dutch). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
External links
- Hippolyte Van den Bosch at WorldFootball.net
- Hippolyte Van den Bosch at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
- 1 Gernaey
- 2 Dries
- 3 Van Brandt
- 4 Huysmans
- 5 Carré
- 6 Mees
- 7 Vliers
- 8 Houf
- 9 Coppens
- 10 Anoul
- 11 Mermans (c)
- 12 Geerts
- 13 Dirickx
- 14 Van Kerkhoven
- 15 H. Van den Bosch
- 16 P. Van den Bosch
- 17 Ausloos
- 18 Van Der Linden
- 19 Backaert
- 20 Maertens
- 21 Van Steen
- 22 Van Hoywegen
- Coach: Livingstone
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