Bud Brocken

Budde Jan Peter Maria "Bud" Brocken (born 12 September 1957) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Willem II, Birmingham City, FC Groningen and FC Den Bosch, as well as the Dutch national team, as a winger.

Bud Brocken
Personal information
Full name Budde Jan Peter Maria Brocken[1]
Date of birth (1957-09-12) 12 September 1957
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
LONGA
RKTVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1981 Willem II 186 (28)
1981–1982 Birmingham City 17 (0)
1982–1985 FC Groningen 90 (4)
1985–1990 Willem II 156 (20)
1990–1992 FC Den Bosch 63 (3)
Total 512 (55)
National team
1983 Netherlands[2] 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Brocken played for hometown amateur side LONGA and RKTVV, before joining professional side Willem II aged 17.[3]

International career

Brocken made his debut for the Netherlands in a September 1983 Euro qualification match against Iceland and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a December 1983 Euro 1984 qualification match against Malta.[4]

Personal life

Brocken works as a real estate agent in his hometown Tilburg.[5]

References

  1. "Bud Brocken". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. "Bud Brocken". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. Bio - Den Bosch FC (in Dutch)
  4. Intl career stats Archived 2016-11-20 at the Wayback Machine - Ons Oranje
  5. 'De makelaar is gauw de gebeten hond. Het is al vijf jaar overleven' - Volkskrant (in Dutch)


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