Henk van Brussel

Henk van Brussel
Personal information
Date of birth	12 June 1936
Place of birth	Rijssen, Netherlands
Date of death	7 October 2007 (aged 71)
Place of death	Turkey
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Excelsior '31
Senior career*
Years	Team
–1964	Go Ahead
	De Graafschap
Managerial career
1975	Go Ahead Eagles
1976	Go Ahead Eagles (a.i.)
1978	Go Ahead Eagles (a.i.)
1979–1980	Rohda Raalte
1980–1985	Heerenveen
1985–1987	De Graafschap
1987–1988	FC Groningen
1989–1991	Heracles
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henk van Brussel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛŋk fɑm ˈbrʏsəl];^[a] 12 June 1936 – 7 October 2007) was a football player and manager from the Netherlands.

Playing career

Van Brussel played for local side Excelsior '31^[1] and was part of the Go Ahead squad that won promotion to the Eredivisie in 1963.^[2]

Van Brussel worked for Go Ahead Eagles, Rohda Raalte (amateurs), SC Heerenveen, De Graafschap, FC Groningen and SC Heracles. At Heerenveen his playing style was called the "Brussels Luna Park", because of his open attacking play which resulted in a surge in attendances.^[3]^[4]

Van Brussel died from heart failure during a vacation stay in Turkey.^[5]

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