Luuk Balkestein
Balkestein playing for Sparta in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-04-09) 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 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 Archived 21 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - OnsOranje (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Intl career stats - Voetbalstats
  3. ↑ 'Scouten is vergelijken' (VT196) - De Voetbaltrainer (in Dutch)
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