Hippolyte Van den Bosch

Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011), nicknamed Poly, was a Belgian footballer who finished top scorer of the Belgian League in 1954 while playing for Anderlecht. He played eight 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 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

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1953–54 (29 goals)

Manager

Anderlecht

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

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