Hippolyte van den Bosch

Hippolyte van den Bosch
Personal information
Full name Hippolyte Geraard van den Bosch
Date of birth 30 April 1926(1926-04-30)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Date of death 1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 85)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1943–1958 Anderlecht
1960–1961 Eendracht Aalst
National team
1953–1956 Belgium 8 (3)
Teams managed
1972–1973 Anderlecht
1986–1989 Venezuela
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hippolyte 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 Belgian national team between 1953 and 1956. "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, together with his brother Pieter.

References

  1. ^ "sporza: Anderlecht rouwt om Hippolyte Van den Bosch". Sporza.be. http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/111201_hippolyte_vdb_overleden. Retrieved 2011-12-01. 

External links

Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
R.S.C. Anderlecht – managers
  • Franco (1965–67)
  • Gómez (1967–72)
  • Hormazábal (1972–74)
  • Gutendorf (1974)
  • Georgiadis (1975–77)
  • Roque (1978–85)
  • Santana (1987–88)
  • Moreno (1989–90)
  • Pignanelli (1990–92)
  • Dujković (1992–95)
  • Santana (1996)
  • Borrero (1997–98)
  • Pastoriza (1998–2000)
  • Páez (2001–07)
  • Farías (2007–)