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