Hendrik "Hendrie" Krüzen (born 24 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the assistant manager of Heracles Almelo.

Club career

Krüzen was born in

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. He made his senior debuts at only 16, with hometown's Heracles Almelo. After two solid years with FC Den Bosch, scoring in double figures, he signed with

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giants

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, appearing rarely as the club won the double in the 1988–89 season, and also being loaned to his previous team. Krüzen spent the following five years in neighbouring Belgium, representing K.V. Kortrijk,

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and K.S.V. Waregem. After the latter's

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from the top flight, he returned to his country, joining first professional club Heracles, and moving to

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

in January 1996. In 2002, after a spell in the Dutch second level with Go Ahead Eagles and two years in amateur football, Krüzen retired from football after 20 professional seasons, with totals of 556 games and 148 goals. Immediately afterwards, he returned to his first team, acting as assistant coach for several years.

International career

Krüzen made his debut for the

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on 16 December 1987, in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against

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(3–0 away win). He would be selected by manager

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for the final stages in

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, being an unused member as the national team won the tournament.

Honours

Heracles * Second Division: 1984–85, 1994–95 PSV * Dutch League: 1988–89 * Dutch Cup: 1988–89 Netherlands *

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: 1988

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruzen, Hendrie 1964 births Living people Footballers from Almelo Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Heracles Almelo players PSV Eindhoven players FC Den Bosch players AZ Alkmaar players Go Ahead Eagles players Belgian Pro League players RFC Liège players K.V. Kortrijk players Netherlands men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1988 players UEFA European Championship–winning players Heracles Almelo non-playing staff Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 20th-century Dutch sportsmen