Hippolyte Van den Bosch

In this article, the surname is van den Bosch, not Bosch.

Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch (30 April 1926 – 1 December 2011^[1]), 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.^[2] "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.

Hypoliet van den Bosch

Personal information
Full name	Hypoliet Geraard van den Bosch
Date of birth	(1926-04-30)30 April 1926
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Date of death	1 December 2011(2011-12-01) (aged 85)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1943–1958	Anderlecht
1960–1961	Eendracht Aalst
International career
1953–1957	Belgium	8	(2)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Anderlecht
1986–1989	Venezuela
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Player

Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59^[3]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1953–54 (29 goals)^[4]

Manager

Anderlecht

• Belgian Cup: 1972–73^[3]
• Belgian League Cup: 1973