Bas van den Brink
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastiaan van den Brink | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HSV De Zuidvogels | |||
| 1996–2002 | FC Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | FC Utrecht | 14 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → FC Emmen (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | FC Emmen | 51 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Omniworld | 39 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | 51 | (4) |
| 2011 | Busan I'Park | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Perth Glory | 42 | (1) |
| 2013 | Churchill Brothers SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | IJsselmeervogels | 11 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:30, 9 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
Bas Van den Brink (born 11 September 1982) is a Dutch retired footballer who played primarily as a centre back.
Club career
Early career
Van den Brink played for Dutch clubs FC Utrecht, FC Emmen[1] and Omniworld[2] before moving to Australia. Van den Brink made his debut in professional football at FC Utrecht. With Utrecht, he won the Dutch version of the Charity shield in 2004.[3] This was a spectacular game as FC Utrecht managed to turn the match around in the last 5 minutes of the game to beat Ajax Amsterdam 4–2.
Gold Coast United
On 14 January 2009, he was the 21st player signed to Gold Coast United's inaugural squad.[4] He was signed by Miron Bleiberg after watching him in an Eerste Divisie game for FC Omniworld against RBC Roosendaal.[5] Between 2009 and 2011, he appeared in 50 league matches with Gold Coast, scoring 4 goals.[6]
Busan I'Park
On 20 January 2011, it was announced that he would be joining South Korean K-League side Busan I'Park.[7] However, his performance slumped and the club announced its decision to terminate his contract on 21 April.
Perth Glory
A-League club Perth Glory have announced they were interested in signing van den Brink for the up-coming season[8] and on 7 June 2011, it was announced on that he had agreed terms.[9] On 28 January 2013, it was announced that Perth Glory has released him from the final three months of his contract, at his request, so he could pursue other playing opportunities.[10] Regarding this Glory coach Ian Ferguson was quoted as saying, "It was not an easy decision, but it's something we spoke about as a club and decided Bas can move on". Van den Brink said of his departure, "I am going to miss Perth, but I feel I had to go, and I’m really looking forward to a new challenge in my career."[11]
In August 2013, it was revealed that van den Brink had retired from the game after a proposed move to I-League side Churchill Brothers fell through.[12][13][14][15]
IJsselmeervogels
In 2013, Brink signed with Tweede Divisie side IJsselmeervogels and appeared in 11 league matches.[16]
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 19 February 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Gold Coast United | 2009–10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | 0 | |
| Perth Glory | 2011–12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 93 | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Utrecht
Perth Glory
References
- ^ "Emmen contracteert Bas van den Brink". FC Emmen (in Dutch). 6 January 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Van den Brink, Zimmerman en van Dinteren vinden nieuwe club". VVCS (in Dutch). 20 June 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "JOHAN CRUYFF SHIELD". knvb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021
- ^ "Gold Coast unveil Culina". Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "United may be going Dutch". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Gold Coast United FC". Ultimate A League.com. A-League Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Van den Brink naar Zuid-Korea". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 20 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Glory on the Brink of next signing". SBS The World Game. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Reference at au.news.yahoo.com". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011. Glory sign defender Van Den Brink
- ^ "Reference at au.news.yahoo.com".
- ^ "Reference at www.dailytelegraph.com.au".
- ^ "Simon Hill's A-League wrap: Matthew Spiranovic training with Western Sydney Wanderers". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Van den Brink to join Churchill Bros". The Herald Goa. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Churchill Brothers' van den Brink deal falls through". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Bas Van den Brink's move to India broken down, says Churchill Brothers". Goal. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Bas van den Brink naar IJsselmeervogels". www.rtvutrecht.nl. Retrieved 15 July 2021
- ^ "Besart Berisha's penalty sparks furious debate: was it a penalty or were Perth Glory robbed?". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
External links
- Gold Coast United profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 March 2011)
- Bas van den Brink – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)