Hans Gillhaus
 Gillhaus in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Paulus Gillhaus | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Helmond, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Den Bosch | 106 | (45) |
| 1987–1989 | PSV | 67 | (23) |
| 1989–1993 | Aberdeen | 78 | (27) |
| 1993–1995 |
Vitesse | 54 | (28) |
| 1995–1996 | Gamba Osaka | 60 | (28) |
| 1996–1997 |
AZ | 11 | (1) |
| 1998 | FF Jaro | 7 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Den Bosch | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 400 | (156) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1994 | Netherlands | 9 | (2) |
| 1990 |
Scottish League | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johannes "Hans" Paulus Gillhaus (born 5 November 1963) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played primarily as a left-sided forward.
During a 16-year professional career, he amassed Eredivisie totals of 348 games and 146 goals, mainly in representation of Den Bosch and PSV, also playing abroad in Scotland, Japan and Finland.
Gillhaus represented the Netherlands at the 1990 World Cup.
Club career
Early years and PSV
Born in Helmond, North Brabant, Gillhaus started playing professionally for FC Den Bosch, making his Eredivisie debuts in 1983–84 (12 games, three goals), then proceeding to score 33 league goals in his last two seasons combined.
In the 1987 summer,
Aberdeen
With the arrival of Brazilian Romário, Gillhaus found himself relegated to a substitute role at PSV. In November 1989, he signed with Aberdeen for £650,000 (3,000,000) in todays money, made an immediate impact on his debut, scoring two goals (including an overhead kick) against Dunfermline Athletic in a 3–0 win at East End Park; this was followed in the next fixture by the game's only goal against Rangers, netting through a left-foot curling shot into the top corner at Pittodrie.[2]
While with Aberdeen, Gillhaus collected a
Late career
Gillhaus left Aberdeen in early March 1993 after falling out of favour with manager
Aged 31, Gillhaus moved abroad again, signing for
International career
Gillhaus made his debut for Netherlands on 28 October 1987, in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Cyprus in Rotterdam (8–0 win), a game marred by the "bomb incident". In the same competition, on 16 December, he scored his only two goals for the national team in a 3–0 away win against Greece, but was not selected for the squad that competed in the final stages in Germany, eventually winning the tournament.[4]
Gillhaus was picked by manager Leo Beenhakker for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, appearing in three games (two starts) in an eventual round-of-16 exit.[5]
Post-playing career
Immediately after retiring from playing, Gillhaus returned to PSV and worked there as a
In March 2014, Gillhaus signed for Sunderland, co-ordinating its European scouting network.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Den Bosch | 1983–84 | Eredivisie | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 1984–85 | Eredivisie | 26 | 9 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||||
| 1985–86 | Eredivisie | 34 | 16 | — | — | 34 | 16 | |||||
| 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 34 | 17 | — | — | 34 | 17 | |||||
| Total | 106 | 45 | — | — | 106 | 45 | ||||||
| PSV | 1987–88 | Eredivisie | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 18 | ||||
| 1988–89 | Eredivisie | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 8 | |||||
| 1989–90 | Eredivisie | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 84 | 27 | ||||||
| Aberdeen | 1989–90 | Scottish Premier Division | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 11 | |
| 1990–91 | Scottish Premier Division | 35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 15 | |
| 1991–92 | Scottish Premier Division | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| Total | 78 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 93 | 31 | ||
Vitesse
|
1992–93 | Eredivisie | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 32 | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 35 | 22 | ||
| 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Total | 54 | 33 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 60 | 35 | |||
| Gamba Osaka | 1995 | J1 League | 37 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 41 | 24 | ||
| 1996 | J1 League | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | — | 40 | 14 | ||
| Total | 60 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | — | 81 | 38 | |||
| AZ | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Jaro | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Den Bosch | 1998–99 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 417 | 163 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 476 | 183 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Scottish Cup, Emperor's Cup, and Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Dutch Super Cup, Scottish League Cup, J.League Cup, and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes European Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | |
Honours
PSV
- Eredivisie: 1987–88, 1988–89
- KNVB Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89
- 1987–88
- European Super Cup runner-up: 1988
Aberdeen
- 1989–90
Den Bosch
References
- ^ James M. Ross (17 January 2008). "Champions' Cup 1987–88". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Legends: Hans Gillhaus". Aberdeen-Mad. 25 April 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ Scottish Football: Gillhaus finally moves on; The Independent, 6 March 1993
- ^ "Hans Gillhaus – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Hans Gillhaus – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Other management staff (reserves and academy) Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Chelsea's official website
- ^ Chelsea's official website. "Our management staff". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Voormalig PSV'er Hans Gillhaus aan de slag bij Belgisch Zulte Waregem" [Former PSV man Hans Gillhaus at the seat at Belgium's Zulte Waregem] (in Dutch). ED. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Former Chelsea man joins Sunderland team". Sunderland Echo. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Hans Gillhaus". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Hans Gillhaus". European Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
- Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Hans Gillhaus at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
- Hans Gillhaus at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hans Gillhaus at WorldFootball.net
- Hans Gillhaus at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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