Geert Brusselers

Geert Brusselers
Geert Brusselers in 2010
Personal information
Full name Geert Brusselers
Date of birth (1970-01-06) 6 January 1970
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
BSC Roosendaal
Valkenswaard
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Fortuna Sittard 51 (2)
1991–1992 FC Den Bosch 33 (13)
1992–1998 NAC 185 (20)
1998–1999 Al-Nasr 29 (13)
1999–2000 Germinal Beerschot 29 (0)
2000–2001 Al-Shaab 29 (8)
2001–2002 Ajax Cape Town 19 (1)
2002–2004 Fortuna Sittard 46 (4)
2004 Calgary Mustangs 27 (3)
Total 448 (64)
Managerial career
2010–2011 NAC (U-21 assistant)
2011–2014 NAC (U-19)
2012–2015 NAC (youth coordinator)
2015–2017 PSV (U-19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geert Brusselers (born January 6, 1970, in Eindhoven, Netherlands) is a Dutch retired football coach and a former player. He managed the Under-19 squad of PSV.[1]

Club career

Geert began his football career with the amateurs of BSC Roosendaal and Valkenswaard. Afterward he transferred to PSV but never managed to break through into the first squad. After his time with PSV, he played for Fortuna Sittard (1989–1991), FC Den Bosch (1991–1992), NAC Breda (1992–1998), Al Nasr (United Arab Emirates; 1998–1999), Germinal Beerschot (Belgium; 1999–2000), Al-Shaab (United Arab Emirates; 2000–2001), Ajax Cape Town (South Africa; 2001–2002),[2] Fortuna Sittard (2002–2004) and the Calgary Mustangs (Canada; 2004).[3][4]

Personal life

Geert is the father of former NAC player Bodi Brusselers and a son of former PSV player Toon Brusselers.[5]

In 2022, Brusselers suffered a cerebral infarction during a heart surgery which forced him to retire from football.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA Youth League PSV 2016-17 squad". UEFA. 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brusselers gaat naar Ajax Cape Town". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 3 October 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Brusselers kiest voor avontuur in Canada". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 26 January 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Geert Brusselers | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Realisme viert hoogtij binnen de NAC-familie Brusselers" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Kraaijeveld, Rick (13 March 2026). "Nederlandse oud-voetballer openhartig over zwarte periode na herseninfarct: 'Ik was heel erg bang'". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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