Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011), nicknamed Poly, was a

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player who finished top scorer of the

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in 1954 while playing for

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. He played 8 times with the Belgium national team between 1953 and 1957. "Poly" made his international debut on 22 November 1953 in a 2–2 friendly draw against

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and he scored twice. Van den Bosch was in the team for the

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Honours

Player

Anderlecht *

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: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955-56, 1958-59 Individual * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1953-54 (29 goals)

Manager

Anderlecht *

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: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1972–73 *

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: 1973

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