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Ruud Hesp

ルート・ヘスプ　/　るーと・へすぷ

Association football player from Netherlands

October 31, 1965 (age 60)　・　Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands

North Holland
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Ruud Hesp is exactly the sort of figure I love writing about: the goalkeeper, that thankless position where ninety percent of the job is invisible and a single error gets all the blame. Standing 194 cm, the Bussum-born Dutchman spent years anchoring the goal before stepping into coaching, choosing to develop others rather than chase the spotlight. There's something deeply admirable about a career built on quiet reliability instead of glamour. I suspect he reads the game from behind everyone else, seeing the whole field. To me, the unsung anchors of a team deserve far more applause than they ever get.

Overview

Rudolfus Hubertus "Ruud" Hesp (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt ˈɦɛsp]; born 31 October 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ruud Hesp
Name (Japanese): ルート・ヘスプ
Reading: るーと・へすぷ
Born: October 31, 1965 (age 60)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands
Blood type: Private
Height: 194 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97

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