Luuk Balkestein
.jpg) Balkestein playing for Sparta in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach (scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1980 | Sparta | 201 | (7) |
| 1980–1982 | Feyenoord | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Netherlands U-21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1980 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luuk Balkestein (born 9 April 1954 in Apeldoorn) is a Dutch retired football player who played for Sparta Rotterdam and Feyenoord, as well as the Dutch national side.
International career
Balkestein played three games for
Personal life
Balkestein is chief scout at German Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach[3] and has been a scout at SC Heerenveen from 1995 to 2001.
His son, Pim, is also a footballer.
References
- ^ Intl career stats Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - OnsOranje (in Dutch)
- ^ Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
- ^ 'Scouten is vergelijken' (VT196) - De Voetbaltrainer (in Dutch)
External links
- Luuk Balkestein at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Dutch) Player profile at Feyenoord Online
- (in German) Player profile at Weltfußball.de
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