Hans Eijkenbroek (5 January 1940 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch football player and manager.
Born in Schiedam,[1] he started his career at local side Hermes DVS and was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam legend Denis Neville in 1962.
[2] He was Sparta captain when goalkeeper Eddy Treijtel shot down a gull from a goal-kick during a derby match against Feyenoord in 1970.
[4] Eijkenbroek made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals.
[5] Eijkenbroek played under manager Georg Keßler at Sparta and the national team, and later became his assistant at AZ '67, before taking the reins himself.