Graeme Rutjes

Graeme Wayne Rutjes (born 26 March 1960 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian-born Dutch footballer, who played as a defender for Excelsior Rotterdam (1980–85), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (1985–90) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (1990–96).

Graeme Rutjes

Rutjes in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Graeme Wayne Rutjes
Date of birth	(1960-03-26) 26 March 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1985	Excelsior	149	(19)
1985–1990	K.V. Mechelen	153	(10)
1990–1996	Anderlecht	152	(5)
Total		454	(34)
International career
1989–1991	Netherlands	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rutjes played 13 matches and scored 1 goal for the Netherlands national football team from 1989 to 1991, and was a member of the Dutch team for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Player

KV Mechelen^[1]

• Belgian First Division: 1988–89^[2]
• Belgian Cup: 1986–87 (winners), 1990–91 (runners-up), 1991–92 (runners-up)^[3]
• European Cup Winners Cup: 1987–88 (winners)^[2]
• European Super Cup: 1988
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1989^[4]
• Joan Gamper Trophy: 1989^[5]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1990^[6]

RSC Anderlecht^[7]

• Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Belgian Cup: 1993–94
• Belgian Super Cup: 1993, 1995