Luuk Balkestein

Luuk Balkestein

Balkestein (Sparta, left) tackles Jan Peters (Feyenoord) in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-04-09) 9 April 1954
Place of birth Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Borussia Mönchengladbach (scout)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1980 Sparta 201 (7)
1980–1982 Feyenoord 18 (0)
National team
1979-1980 Netherlands U-21 3 (1)
1980 Netherlands 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 Netherlands U-21[1] and earned one senior cap for the Netherlands, a friendly match against France in March 1980.[2]

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

  1. Intl career stats - OnsOranje (Dutch)
  2. Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
  3. ‘Scouten is vergelijken’ (VT196) - De Voetbaltrainer (Dutch)


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