Stan van den Buijs (born 8 June 1957) is a

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retired football player, who is most notable (or notorious) for scoring a hat-trick of

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s (three own goals in one match) while playing for Germinal Ekeren against

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in the 1994–95 season of the Belgian Jupiler League (Anderlecht won 3-2). On 20 February 2022,

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defender

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scored a perfect hat-trick of own goals in a match for New Zealand against the United States at the

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, all in the first half. Moore is the second footballer believed to have recorded a hat-trick of own goals which were not deliberate, after van den Buys.

Personal life

His son Dario Van den Buijs plays professionally in the Netherlands.De zoon van Stan van den Buijs is in Nederland gewoon Dario
- Tubantia

References

1957 births Living people Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Belgian men's footballers Beerschot A.C. players K. Berchem Sport players Club Brugge KV non-playing staff Beerschot A.C. non-playing staff Standard Liège non-playing staff {{Belgium-footy-bio-stub