Arnold Bruggink

Football player infobox2
playername = Arnold Bruggink
fullname = Arnold Jan Bruggink
nickname = Bruggers
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1977|7|24
cityofbirth = Almelo
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub = Hannover 96
clubnumber = 10
position = Attacking Midfielder/Striker
years = 1993-1997
1997-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-
clubs = FC Twente
PSV Eindhoven
RCD Mallorca
SC Heerenveen
Hannover 96
caps(goals) = 099 0(34)
152 0(59)
026 00(7)
053 00(7)
043 00(6)
nationalyears = 2000
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 00(0)
pcupdate = 29 November 2007|

Arnold Jan Bruggink (born July 24, 1977 in Almelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch midfielder and striker, who plays for Hannover 96 in the German Bundesliga.

He won the Dutch Talent of the Year award in 2000 while playing for PSV Eindhoven and won 3 league titles and 2 Supercups with the club, as well as appearing in the UEFA Champions League. He had moved to PSV from FC Twente, where he had been the club's leading goalscorer in the 1995/96 season.

After six seasons in Eindhoven, he moved to Spanish club RCD Mallorca in 2003, where he played in the UEFA Cup but he moved back to his homeland after just one season. He joined SC Heerenveen and spent two seasons playing for them in the Eredivisie and in two successive UEFA Cup campaigns, before again heading abroad when he joined German side Hannover 96 in 2006.

Bruggink has made two appearances for the Dutch national team in 2000: a World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland on September 2, and a friendly against Spain on November 15.

External links

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