Verbruggen in pre-selection Oranje

OTHER Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman has announced a pre-selection of 37 players for the European Championship qualifiers against France and Gibraltar. This includes Bart Verbruggen. For the Anderlecht goalie it is the first time he makes the pre-selection.


Koeman has room for five goalkeepers in his pre-selection. Besides Verbruggen, they are Jasper Cillessen (N.E.C.), Mark Flekken (Freiburg), Andries Noppert (Heerenveen) and Kjell Scherpen (Vitesse).

Verbruggen and Scherpen (played half a year with Ostend last season) are currently the two goalkeepers of the Netherlands U21.