Hans Gillhaus Explained

Hans Gillhaus
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Fullname:Johannes Paulus Gillhaus
Birth Date:5 November 1963
Birth Place:Helmond, Netherlands
Height:1.75 m
Position:Forward
Years1:1983–1987
Caps1:106
Goals1:45
Years2:1987–1989
Caps2:67
Goals2:23
Years3:1989–1993
Caps3:78
Goals3:27
Years4:1993–1995
Caps4:54
Goals4:28
Years5:1995–1996
Caps5:60
Goals5:28
Years6:1996–1997
Caps6:11
Goals6:1
Years7:1998
Caps7:7
Goals7:2
Years8:1998–1999
Caps8:17
Goals8:2
Totalcaps:400
Totalgoals:156
Nationalyears1:1987–1994
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:1990
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:1

Johannes "Hans" Paulus Gillhaus (born 5 November 1963) is a Dutch retired professional footballer who played primarily as a left-sided forward.

During a 16-year professional career, he amassed Eredivisie totals of 348 games and 146 goals, mainly in representation of Den Bosch and PSV, also playing abroad in Scotland, Japan and Finland.

Gillhaus represented the Netherlands at the 1990 World Cup.

Club career

Early years and PSV

Born in Helmond, North Brabant, Gillhaus started playing professionally for FC Den Bosch, making his Eredivisie debuts in 1983–84 (12 games, three goals), then proceeding to score 33 league goals in his last two seasons combined.

In the 1987 summer, A.C. Milan bought Ruud Gullit from PSV Eindhoven for a world-record transfer fee £6,000,000, and that money was soon used in the acquisition of Gillhaus, Wim Kieft and Søren Lerby. The former netted 15 goals in only 26 games in his first season, helping the Philips club to a historic treble – he appeared 105 minutes in the campaign's European Cup final, a 0–0 penalty shootout win against S.L. Benfica.[1]

Aberdeen

With the arrival of Brazilian Romário, Gillhaus found himself relegated to a substitute role at PSV. In November 1989, he signed with Aberdeen for £650,000 (3,000,000) in todays money, made an immediate impact on his debut, scoring two goals (including an overhead kick) against Dunfermline Athletic in a 3–0 win at East End Park; this was followed in the next fixture by the game's only goal against Rangers, netting through a left-foot curling shot into the top corner at Pittodrie.[2]

While with Aberdeen, Gillhaus collected a Scottish Cup winners medal in 1989–90, scoring twice en route to the final against Celtic and starting in decisive match, another penalty shootout triumph.

Late career

Gillhaus left Aberdeen in early March 1993 after falling out of favour with manager Willie Miller, moving to Vitesse Arnhem for £300,000.[3] He scored a career-best 22 goals in his first full season, as they finished fourth and qualified to the UEFA Cup.

Aged 31, Gillhaus moved abroad again, signing for Gamba Osaka in the Japanese J-League. In 1998, he played in Finland with FF Jaro, and retired at the end of the following season at nearly 36 after helping first club Den Bosch return to the top flight.

International career

Gillhaus made his debut for Netherlands on 28 October 1987, in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Cyprus in Rotterdam (8–0 win), a game marred by the "bomb incident". In the same competition, on 16 December, he scored his only two goals for the national team in a 3–0 away win against Greece, but was not selected for the squad that competed in the final stages in Germany, eventually winning the tournament.[4]

Gillhaus was picked by manager Leo Beenhakker for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, appearing in three games (two starts) in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring from playing, Gillhaus returned to PSV and worked there as a scout for six years, after which he joined, in the same capacity, Chelsea.[5] [6] On 23 August 2011, after also six years with the Blues, he was appointed director of football at S.V. Zulte Waregem.[7]

In March 2014, Gillhaus signed for Sunderland, co-ordinating its European scouting network.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch1983–84Eredivisie123123
1984–85Eredivisie269269
1985–86Eredivisie34163416
1986–87Eredivisie34173417
Total1064510645
PSV1987–88Eredivisie2615833418
1988–89Eredivisie34771418
1989–90Eredivisie712091
Total67231748427
Aberdeen1989–90Scottish Premier Division19843002311
1990–91Scottish Premier Division35141030414315
1991–92Scottish Premier Division2451020275
Total78276350419331
Vitesse1992–93Eredivisie12600126
1993–94Eredivisie322210203522
1994–95Eredivisie1051121137
Total543321416035
Gamba Osaka1995J1 League3720444124
1996J1 League238421344014
Total6028861348138
AZ1996–97Eredivisie111111
Jaro1998Veikkausliiga7272
Den Bosch1998–99Eerste Divisie172172
Career total4171631610184256476183

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands198722
198800
198900
199050
199100
199200
199300
199420
Total92

Honours

PSV

1987–88, 1988–89

1987–88, 1988–89

1987–88

Aberdeen

1989–90

Den Bosch

1998–99

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champions' Cup 1987–88. James M. Ross. 17 January 2008. RSSSF. 26 November 2015.
  2. News: Legends: Hans Gillhaus. Aberdeen-Mad. 25 April 2006. 24 October 2011.
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/scottish-football-gillhaus-finally-moves-on-1496004.html Scottish Football: Gillhaus finally moves on
  4. Web site: Hans Gillhaus – International Appearances. RSSSF. 14 September 2015.
  5. http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheManagement/0,,10268~1185191,00.html Other management staff (reserves and academy)
  6. News: Our management staff. Chelsea's official website. 15 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814091602/http://www.chelseafc.com/page/TheManagement/0,,10268~1185191,00.html. 14 August 2011.
  7. News: Voormalig PSV'er Hans Gillhaus aan de slag bij Belgisch Zulte Waregem. Former PSV man Hans Gillhaus at the seat at Belgium's Zulte Waregem. ED. nl. 23 August 2011. 23 August 2011.
  8. News: Former Chelsea man joins Sunderland team. Sunderland Echo. 31 March 2014. 6 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140906133217/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/former-chelsea-man-joins-sunderland-team-1-6532867. 6 September 2014. dead.
  9. Web site: Hans Gillhaus. Footballdatabase. 26 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Hans Gillhaus. European Football. 26 November 2015.