Jan de Boer (footballer, born 1898)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan de Boer Jr. | ||
Date of birth | 29 August 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Date of death | 30 June 1988 | (aged 89)||
Place of death | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1911–1920 |
Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1920–1933 | Ajax | 195 | (0) |
International career | |||
1923–1924 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan de Boer (29 August 1898 – 30 June 1988)[2][3] was a Dutch association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.[4]
Club career
Growing up in Amsterdam, De Boer signed up with local club Ajax in 1911, joining the club's youth ranks at 13 years of age. Nine years later, under coach
After 1933 De Boer remained active at Ajax, playing as an outfield player for Ajax 6, one of the club's amateur teams playing in the lower leagues of the Netherlands. In 1942 he was made an Honorary member of the club, and from 1963 to 1973 was a member of the club's board of directors.[6]
International career
De Boer received several call-ups for the Dutch national team, but was only capped a total of five times between 1923 and 1924. He was a part of the Dutch Olympic football team at both the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics but did not make any appearances for the team at either of the games.[7] He was the back-up goalkeeper for the Netherlands national team behind Gejus van der Meulen until his retirement from the national team in 1932.[8]
Business career
Outside of his football career, De Boer was responsible for the Ajax brand of
Honours
References
- ^ "Militieregisters met Jan de Boer". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Jan de Boer". Archief Amsterdam. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Familieberichten". De Telegraaf. 6 July 1988. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Jan de Boer profile". Worldfootball.net. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Jan de Boer". Voetbal Legends. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Ajax-Feyenoord". Geschiedenis 24. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Jan de Boer". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Het Nederlands elftal op de Spelen (10)". Sport Geschiedenis. 10 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ^ "Ajax-Chubb Brandbeveiliging bestaat 100 jaar". Brand Veilig. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
External links
- Jan de Boer statistics at Voetbalstats.nl