| Hans Eijkenbroek | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1956–1963 |
| Clubs1: | Hermes DVS |
| Years2: | 1963–1973 |
| Clubs2: | Sparta |
| Caps2: | 299 |
| Goals2: | 13 |
| Years3: | 1973–1975 |
| Clubs3: | Willem II |
| Caps3: | 40 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 339 |
| Totalgoals: | 17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1967–1970 |
| Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1982–1983 |
| Managerclubs1: | AZ '67 |
| Manageryears2: | 1983–1984 |
| Managerclubs2: | Roda JC |
| Manageryears3: | 1987–1989 |
| Managerclubs3: | AZ '67 |
| Manageryears4: | 1989–1990 |
| Managerclubs4: | Haarlem |
Hans Eijkenbroek (5 January 1940 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch football player and manager.
Born in Schiedam[1], he started his career at local side Hermes DVS and was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam legend Denis Neville in 1962. With Sparta he played in two KNVB Cup Finals, winning one.[2] He was Sparta captain when goalkeeper Eddy Treijtel shot down a gull from a goal-kick during a derby match against Feyenoord in 1970. Eijkenbroek subsequently threw the bird off the pitch only for a Sparta employee to have it stuffed and put in either Sparta's or Feyenoord's club museum.[3]
Nicknamed De Eijk, he also played for Willem II.
Eijkenbroek made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1970 friendly against England.[4]
Eijkenbroek played under manager Georg Keßler at Sparta and the national team, and later became his assistant at AZ '67, before taking the reins himself.[5] He also managed Haarlem and Roda JC, where he was dismissed in November 1984.[6] In 1995 he started working at FC Dordrecht.
Eijkenbroek died on 17 August 2024, at the age of 84.[7]