Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Date of Birth: 5 February, 1975

Ethnicity: Dutch, Indonesian [Moluccan]

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, full name Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst, is a Dutch professional footballer and manager. A midfielder and left-back, he played for Feyenoord, RKC Waalwijk, Rangers, Arsenal, and Barcelona, and the Dutch national team. He has managed Feyenoord, Guangzhou R&F, and Rangers.

He is the son of Fransien Sapulette, who is Indonesian (Moluccan), and a Dutch father. His stepfather is Victor van Bronckhorst, who is of Indonesian and Dutch descent. Giovanni is married to Marieke, with whom he has two children.

Source: https://www.weekend-online.nl

5 Responses

  1. gmillaz says:

    Correction, Victor van Bronckhorst is his stepfather, his biological father is Dutch. (From Dutch article: https://www.weekend-online.nl/nieuws/giovanni-van-bronckhorst-openhartig-over-ontmoeting-biologische-vader/# )

  2. andrew says:

    I wanted to add this football legend too.

    He is the son of Victor van Bronckhorst, an Indonesian-Dutch, and Fransien Sapulette, who is Indonesian

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