Graeme Rutjes

Graeme Rutjes

Rutjes with Mechelen in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Graeme Wayne Rutjes
Date of birth	(1960-03-26) 26 March 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1985	Excelsior	149	(19)
1985–1990	K.V. Mechelen	153	(10)
1990–1996	Anderlecht	152	(5)
Total		454	(34)
International career
1989–1991	Netherlands	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Graeme Wayne Rutjes (born 26 March 1960 in Sydney, Australia) is a former Australian-born Dutch footballer, who played as a defender for Excelsior Rotterdam (1980–85), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (1985–90) and R.S.C. Anderlecht (1990–96).

Rutjes played 13 matches and scored 1 goal for the Netherlands national football team from 1989 to 1991, and was a member of the Dutch team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1989	5	1
	1990	6	0
	1991	2	0
Total		13	1

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rutjes goal. List of international goals scored by Graeme Rutjes[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 1989	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales	Wales	1–0	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

KV Mechelen[2]

• Belgian First Division: 1988–89[3]
• Belgian Cup: 1986–87 (winners), 1990–91 (runners-up), 1991–92 (runners-up)[4]
• European Cup Winners Cup: 1987–88 (winners)[3]
• European Super Cup: 1988
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1989[5]
• Joan Gamper Trophy: 1989[6]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1990[7]

RSC Anderlecht[8]

• Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Belgian Cup: 1993–94
• Belgian Super Cup: 1993, 1995

• Graeme Rutjes' Profile (in Dutch)