Bas Van den Brink (born 11 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional

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who played primarily as a

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Club career

Early career

Van den Brink played for Dutch clubs

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merg ...

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. ...

and

Almere City FC Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on forme ...

before moving to Australia. Van den Brink made his debut in professional football at

. With Utrecht, he won the Dutch version of the Charity shield in 2004. This was a spectacular game as FC Utrecht managed to turn the match around in the last 5 minutes of the game to beat

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4–2.

Gold Coast United

On 14 January 2009, he was the 21st player signed to Gold Coast United's inaugural squad. He was signed by Miron Bleiberg after watching him in an

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

game for

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against

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. Between 2009 and 2011, he appeared in 50 league matches with Gold Coast, scoring 4 goals.

Busan I'Park

On 20 January 2011, it was announced that he would be joining

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side

Busan I'Park Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was ...

. However, his performance slumped and the club announced its decision to terminate his contract on 21 April.

Perth Glory

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club

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

have announced they were interested in signing van den Brink for the up-coming season and on 7 June 2011, it was announced on that he had agreed terms. On 28 January 2013, it was announced that

has released him from the final three months of his contract, at his request, so he could pursue other playing opportunities. Regarding this Glory coach Ian Ferguson was quoted as saying, "It was not an easy decision, but it's something we spoke about as a club and decided Bas can move on". Van den Brink said of his departure, "I am going to miss Perth, but I feel I had to go, and I’m really looking forward to a new challenge in my career." In August 2013, it was revealed that van den Brink had retired from the game after a proposed move to

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side

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fell through.

IJsselmeervogels

In 2013, Brink signed with Tweede Divisie side IJsselmeervogels and appeared in 11 league matches.

A-League career statistics

(''Correct as of 19 February 2012'')

Honours

;Utrecht *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footba ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

;Perth Glory *

: runner-up 2011–12 ''Fox Sports''. Retrieved 15 July 2021

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brink, Bas Van Den 1982 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players FC Emmen players Almere City FC players FC Utrecht players A-League Men players Gold Coast United FC players Perth Glory FC players Busan IPark players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players IJsselmeervogels players K League 1 players Association football defenders Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate soccer players in Australia Expatriate footballers in India Dutch expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia