Hippolyte Van den Bosch explained

Hypoliet van den Bosch
Fullname:	Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch
Birth Date:	30 April 1926
Birth Place:	Brussels, Belgium
Height:	1.73 m
Position:	Striker
Years1:	1943 - 1958
Clubs1:	Anderlecht
Years2:	1960 - 1961
Clubs2:	Eendracht Aalst
Nationalyears1:	1953 - 1957
Nationalteam1:	Belgium
Nationalcaps1:	8
Nationalgoals1:	2
Manageryears1:	1972 - 1973
Manageryears2:	1986 - 1989
Managerclubs1:	Anderlecht
Managerclubs2:	Venezuela

Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011^[1]), nicknamed Poly, was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian League in 1954 while playing for R.S.C. Anderlecht. He played 8 times with the Belgium national team between 1953 and 1957.^[2] "Poly" made his international debut on 22 November 1953 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Switzerland and he scored twice. Van den Bosch was in the team for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955-56, 1958-59^[3]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1953-54 (29 goals)^[4]

Manager

Anderlecht

• Belgian Cup: 1972–73
• Belgian League Cup: 1973

Notes and References

1. Web site: sporza: Anderlecht rouwt om Hippolyte Van den Bosch . Sporza.be . 2011-12-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202212410/http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/111201_hippolyte_vdb_overleden . 2 December 2011 .
2. Web site: Hippolyte Van den Bosch . 2023-12-20 . static.rbfa.be.
3. Web site: Palmares RSC Anderlecht . 2023-12-20 . www.rsca.be . nl.
4. Web site: 2020-01-06 . Eerste klasse A - Topsc. per seizoen . 2023-12-20 . voetbal.com . nl.