Frans van Balkom

Frans van Balkom

Personal information
Date of birth	(1939-10-23)23 October 1939
Place of birth	Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of death	2 September 2015(2015-09-02) (aged 75)
Place of death	Schin op Geul, Limburg, Netherlands
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Ringwood City
Managerial career
1973–1975	Tokyo Verdy
1976–1977	Hong Kong
1978–1979	Indonesia
	St. Louis Scott Gallagher (director)
1995–1998	Albirex Niigata
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frans van Balkom (23 October 1939 – 2 September 2015) was a Dutch football player and manager.

Playing career

As a player, van Balkom signed for Australian side Ringwood City.

Managerial career

In 1973, he was appointed manager of Japanese side Tokyo Verdy. In 1976, van Balkom was appointed manager of Hong Kong. In 1980, he was appointed manager of Hong Kong. After that, he was appointed director of St. Louis Scott Gallagher in the United States. In 1995, van Balkom was appointed manager of Japanese club Albirex Niigata.