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Frank de Boer
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Personal information
Full name Franciscus de Boer
Date of birth 15 May 1970 (1970-05-15) (age 41)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1988–1998 Ajax 328 (29)
1998–2003 Barcelona 143 (5)
2003–2004 Galatasaray 19 (2)
2004 Rangers 15 (2)
2004–2005 Al-Rayyan 16 (5)
2005–2006 Al-Shamal 16 (0)
Total 522 (43)
National team‡
1990–2004 Netherlands 112 (13)
Teams managed
2008–2010 Ajax A1
2008–2010 Netherlands (assistant manager)
2010– Ajax
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2006

Franciscus "Frank" de Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑn.sɪs.kʏs ˈfrɑŋk də ˈbur]) (born 15 May 1970 in Hoorn, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch former professional footballer, and the younger twin brother of Ronald de Boer. Since 6 December 2010 he is the Manager of AFC Ajax.

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[edit] Club career

De Boer began his career as a left back at Ajax before switching to centre back, a position he made his own for many years in the national team. He won both the UEFA Cup and Champions League while at Ajax. However, after signing a 6-year contract extension with Ajax for the 1998–99 season, he and his twin brother Ronald took successful legal action to have it voided. Ajax had agreed orally that if a lucrative offer for one brother came by, he would be released provided the other stayed. However Ajax apparently backed down on that agreement after floating the club on the stock market and pledging to shareholders that it would hold both of the de Boers and build around them a team to recapture the UEFA Champions League.[2]

Both de Boers then joined FC Barcelona for 22 million pounds. However, they were unable to repeat his earlier triumphs and Frank suffered the ignominy of testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone. De Boer was suspended but he was reinstated after a successful appeal.[3]

He briefly moved to Galatasaray in the summer of 2003 before joining Rangers in January 2004. He left Rangers in 2004 after Euro 2004 along with twin brother Ronald (his teammate at Ajax, Barcelona and Rangers) to play the rest of his football career in Qatar with Al-Rayyan.

De Boer announced his retirement from football in April 2006.

[edit] International career

Having represented his national team 112 times,[4] he was the most capped player in the history of the Netherlands national team, until Edwin van der Sar surpassed him. de Boer made his debut for the Netherlands in September 1990 against Italy.

De Boer also played for the Netherlands in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups, Euro 92, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, but missed Euro 96 through injury. He is well-remembered for the arching 60-yard pass which allowed Dennis Bergkamp to score the last-minute goal that knocked out Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup.[5][6][7] During Euro 2000, hosted in his home country and Belgium, de Boer reached another semi-final with the Dutch team. de Boer missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy. He also missed a penalty during the match.[8]

He ended his international career after an injury forced him to be replaced in a quarter-final game with Sweden at Euro 2004.[9] The injury ruled him out from the semi-final match against Portugal, which the Netherlands lost 1–2.[10][11]

[edit] Managing career

De Boer with the Dutch national team following the 2010 World Cup.

Since 2007 de Boer has taken up a coaching role at his former club Ajax where he is in charge of the club's youth sector. During the 2010 World Cup, he was the assistant of the Netherlands national football team, with retired player Phillip Cocu.[12]

On 6 December 2010, after the resignation of Martin Jol, de Boer was appointed caretaker manager of Ajax until the winter break. His first game in charge was a UEFA Champions League match against AC Milan at the San Siro, a game they won 2-0 through goals from Demy de Zeeuw and Toby Alderweireld.[13]

He then went on to help Ajax become champions of the Eredivisie for the 2010/2011 season in a 3-1 home victory over FC Twente, the champions of the previous year, on the final matchday. Making the first year of his professional coaching career a golden one. "I couldn't have wished for a more beautiful birthday present," said Frank de Boer, as the club's 30th championship was won on his 41st birthday.[14]

[edit] Managerial statistics

As of 24 January 2012.
Team Nat From To Record
G W L D Win %
Ajax Netherlands 6 December 2010[13] Present &1000000000000005200000052 &1000000000000003200000032 &1000000000000001100000011 &1000000000000001000000010 &1000000000000006153999961.54

[edit] Honours

[edit] Player

Ajax
FC Barcelona

[edit] Manager

Ajax

[edit] Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
1988–89 Ajax Eredivisie 27 0
1989–90 25 0 4 0 1 0 30 0
1990–91 34 1 0 0 34 1
1991–92 30 1 0 0 12 0 42 1
1992–93 34 3 1 0 8 1 43 2
1993–94 34 1 4 2 6 1 44 4
1994–95 34 9 2 0 10 2 46 11
1995–96 32 3 0 0 9 1 43 4
1996–97 32 4 0 0 9 0 43 3
1997–98 31 5 5 2 8 2 44 9
1998–99 15 3 1 0 6 0 32 3
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1998–99 FC Barcelona La Liga 19 2 19 2
1999–2000 22 0 12 2 34 2
2000–01 34 3 11 1 45 4
2001–02 34 0 13 0 47 1
2002–03 35 0 14 3 49 3
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2003–04 Galatasaray Super League 15 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 23 1
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2003–04 Rangers Premier League 15 2
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Al-Rayyan Qatari League 16 5
2005–06 Al-Shamal Qatari League 1 0
Total Netherlands 328 30 17 4 0 0 69 8
Spain 144 5 0 0 0 0 50 6
Turkey 15 1 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland 15 2
Qatar 17 5
Career total 519 43 17 4 125 13 661 60

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Netherlands national team
Year Apps Goals
1990 3 0
1991 2 1
1992 7 0
1993 7 0
1994 14 0
1995 6 0
1996 5 1
1997 6 3
1998 15 1
1999 7 0
2000 13 4
2001 6 1
2002 7 1
2003 10 1
2004 4 0
Total 112 13

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Biography for Frank de Boer". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483177/bio. 
  2. ^ The de Boers tackle contract law New York Times, 29 July 1999.
  3. ^ "De Boer takes on Uefa". BBC Sport. 28 August 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/1513407.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2009. 
  4. ^ "Career Stats". http://www.wereldvanoranje.nl/profielen/profiel.php?id=1072. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Oranje in 1998 voor het laatst in kwartfinale". De Gelderlander. 28 June 2010. http://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/wkvoetbal/6903024/Oranje-in-1998-voor-het-laatst-in-kwartfinale.ece. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Dutch defender Frank de Boer plays a sixty-metre pass, which finds a gap on the right side of the Argentina defence. At an unpromising angle, the ball drops from its high arc towards Holland's player of the age, Dennis Bergkamp, ..." Winner, David (2002). Brilliant orange: the neurotic genius of Dutch soccer. Overlook Press. ISBN 9781585672585. 
  7. ^ Ginanjar, Asep; Asep Ginanjar, Agung Harsya. 100+ Fakta Unik Piala Dunia. Penerbit Serambi. ISBN 9789790242128. 
  8. ^ Ruizenaar, Theo (25 June 2010). "Dutch must keep their eye on the prize, say coaches". The Province. http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Dutch+must+keep+their+prize+coaches/3201636/story.html. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  9. ^ "Euro 2004 lijkt voorbij voor Frank de Boer". Voetbal International. 27 June 2004. http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/60457/Euro-2004-lijkt-voorbij-voor-Frank-de-Boer.htm. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  10. ^ "Dutch play on without captain; Frank de Boer's international career likely over because of injury to ankle". The Kitchener: p. C.9. 29 June 2004. 
  11. ^ "SOCCER REPORT; Dutch Defender De Boer Injured". Los Angeles Times. 29 June 2004. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/656617661.html?dids=656617661:656617661&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+29%2C+2004&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=SOCCER+REPORT%3B+Dutch+Defender+De+Boer+Injured&pqatl=google. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  12. ^ "Denken aan, maar nog niet dromen over 1998". BN/De Stem. 28 June 2010. http://www.bndestem.nl/sport/wk2010/6900470/Denken-aan-maar-nog-niet-dromen-over-1998.ecehttp://www.bndestem.nl/sport/wk2010/6900470/Denken-aan-maar-nog-niet-dromen-over-1998.ece. Retrieved 14 July 2010. [dead link]
  13. ^ a b "Immediate departure for Martin Jol". AFC Ajax. 6 December 2010. http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/Immediate-departure-for-Martin-Jol.htm. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 
  14. ^ "Ajax sink Twente to seal 30th Eredivisie title". Berend Scholten on UEFA.com. 15 May 2011. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ned/news/newsid=1631415.html. Retrieved 15 May 2011. 
  15. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/fdeboer-intl.html

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