- Hans van Breukelen is a former Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was the technical director of the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association).
Van Breukelen grew up in De Bilt, where he played in the BVC youth academy. In 1976, he moved to FC Utrecht, where he played 142 matches. After two years with Nottingham Forest F.C., Van Breukelen moved to PSV Eindhoven in 1984. With PSV, he won six league titles and three domestic cups. In 1988, Van Breukelen won the European Cup as part of the Treble after saving S.L. Benfica's sixth penalty in the shoot-out. In the Netherlands, he was named Goalkeeper of the Year four times.
Van Breukelen played 73 caps for the Netherlands National Football Team. In 1988, he triumphed at the European Championships with The Netherlands; Van Breukelen stopped a penalty in the final. He also appeared at the 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy (1990) and UEFA Euro 1992 (1992).
After his career, he became an entrepreneur in different non-football business ventures, although he served as director of football at FC Utrecht and was a member of the PSV board of directors from 2010-2016.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseKaren de Lange(? - October 13, 2009) (her death, 3 children)
- Between 1980 and 1992, he played 73 matches for the Dutch national soccer team.
- Sons Lars and Kjeld and daughter Svenja, mother is deceased wife Karen de Lange.
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