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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.

Luuk Balkestein

Balkestein playing for Sparta in 1979
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-04-09) 9 April 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth	Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Position(s)	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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

External links

• Luuk Balkestein at National-Football-Teams.com
• (in Dutch) Player profile at Feyenoord Online
• (in German) Player profile at Weltfußball.de

На других языках

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Luuk Balkestein (Apeldoorn, 9 aprile 1954) è un ex calciatore olandese, di ruolo difensore.

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