HERACLES ALMELO

'Heracles Almelo' is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.
Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. One of the club's most famous players was South African Steve Mokone, nicknamed ''The Black Meteor'', the first black football player in the Netherlands ever.
In the 2004/05 season, Heracles won the title in the Eerste Divisie, so that during the 2005/06 season, Heracles played in the Eredivisie, where they finished 13th. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 5,700 people. In the current top flight season this has risen to just over 8,300.

Contents

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

Former managers

External links

Current squad

Players in 'bold' have international caps.

Out on loan

Notable players

★ Rudy Degenaar

Former managers

★ Peter Bosz

★ Henk ten Cate

★ Azing Griever

★ Hennie Hollink

★ Fritz Korbach

★ Gerard Marsman

★ Jan van Staa

★ Gertjan Verbeek

External links

★ Official website

★ Fansite HAFC.nl

★ Tactical formations at football-lineups.com