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Wilfried Brookhuis

b. 1961

Dutch footballer

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Born 1961. Wilfried Brookhuis is a Dutch association football player and association football coach.

Wilfried Brookhuis (; born 16 October 1961) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for twelve years (1985–1997).

Managerial career Brookhuis joined NEC as a goalkeeper coach in 2004. In summer 2013 he was appointed caretaker manager alongside Ron de Groot after Alex Pastoor was sacked. Brookhuis had been caretaker three times before, after the club fired Cees Lok in 2005, Dwight Lodeweges in 2009 and in August 2013.

In March 2018, Brookhuis was hit by a brain haemorrhage but the club later announced, that his situation was stable and not life-threatening. He was then temporarily replaced by Gábor Babos for his position as a goalkeeper coach. He returned to NEC in the July 2018 and was in a reintegration process and continued in his position, which included coaching the goalkeepers and policy-related activities for goalkeeper training for the first team, Jong NEC and the youth academy.

On 3 April 2019, he was appointed as caretaker manager for Jong NEC (the U21 squad or reserve team of NEC) after Ron de Groot was promoted to first team manager.

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Who is Wilfried Brookhuis?

Dutch footballer

When was Wilfried Brookhuis born?

Wilfried Brookhuis was born on 16 October 1961 in Oldenzaal.

What is Wilfried Brookhuis's occupation?

Wilfried Brookhuis is an association football player and association football coach.

What nationality is Wilfried Brookhuis?

Wilfried Brookhuis is Dutch.

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· Wikipedia: Wilfried Brookhuis

· Wikidata: Q2746447

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