Hippolyte Van den Bosch

Hippolyte Van den Bosch

Personal information
Full name	Hippolyte Geraard Van den Bosch
Date of birth	30 April 1926
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death	1 December 2011 (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
1953–1957	Belgium	8	(2)
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 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, together with his brother Pieter.

References

1. "sporza: Anderlecht rouwt om Hippolyte Van den Bosch". Sporza.be. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
2. http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/jrinterfr/speler_PH_315.htm

External links

• Worldfootball profile