Hippolyte Van den Bosch

Hippolyte Van den Bosch

Personal information
Full name	Hippolyte Geraard Van den Bosch
Date of birth	(1926-04-30)30 April 1926
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death	1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 85)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1958	Anderlecht
1960–1961	Eendracht Aalst
International career
1953–1956	Belgien	8	(3)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Anderlecht
1986–1989	Venezuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hippolyte Geraard Van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011), 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 1956. "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.

External links

• Worldfootball profile