Arnold Bruggink
Personal information
Full name	Arnold Jan Bruggink
Date of birth	July 24, 1977 (1977-07-24) (age 32)
Place of birth	Almelo, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker/Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hannover 96
Number	10
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1997 1997-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-	Twente PSV Mallorca Heerenveen Hannover 96	099 0(34) 152 0(59) 026 00(7) 053 00(7) 074 0(13)
National team
2000	Netherlands	002 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Arnold Jan Bruggink (born July 24, 1977 in Almelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch midfielder and predominantly 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.

[edit] External links

• Profile (Dutch)
• Arnold Bruggink profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michel Boerebach	FC Twente Topscorer 1995 – 1996	Succeeded by John Bosman