Boudewijn de Geer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boudewijn Ernst de Geer | ||
| Date of birth | 24 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 27 April 2024 (aged 68) | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960-1968 | HVV | ||
| 1968–1973 | FC Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | FC Den Haag | 8 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Haarlem | 25 | (4) |
| 1977 | Molde | 9 | (2) |
| 1977–1979 | Lillestrøm | ||
| 1979–1980 | Hércules | ||
| 1980–1981 | De Graafschap | 33 | (8) |
| 1983 | Brisbane Lions[2] | ||
| 1983–1984 | HVV | ||
| 1984–1985 | HBS | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1990 | RCH | ||
| 1991–1992 | HBS Craeyenhout[3] | ||
| 1994–1997 | Quick | ||
| 1999–2001 | Quick | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Boudewijn Ernst de Geer (24 June 1955 – 27 April 2024) was a Dutch professional football player and coach who started playing for local side HVV.[4]
He was then snapped up by FC Den Haag, then played for HFC Haarlem, Molde, Lillestrøm,[5] Hércules CF, De Graafschap,[6] and Brisbane Lions. He had followed his former youth coach Huib Ruijgrok to Molde and De Graafschap. At De Graafschap, he was part of the team that achieved promotion to the Eredivisie in the 1980–81 season.[6]
After retiring as a player, De Geer coached amateur clubs like Delfia, ADO, HBS, Blauw-Zwart and Quick and worked in the youth set-ups of Blauw Zwart, Wilhelmus, VELO and Naaldwijk.[4]
Personal life
[edit]De Geer was the grandson of politician and former Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer and the father of fellow footballer Mike de Geer.[7] He died on 27 April 2024, at the age of 68.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ Boudewijn de Geer at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Australian Player Database - DE". www.ozfootball.net.
- ↑ "Geer, Boudewijn de". De Haagse Voetbalhistorie (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 Van Zaanen, Martin (27 April 2024). "Voormalig profvoetballer en oud-trainer Boudewijn de Geer (68) overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Boudewijn var den første nederlenderen som spilte fotball i Norge. Han bodde i ei hytte uten strøm og spiste rekesmørbrød på Vardestua hver dag" [Boudewijn was the first Dutchman to play football in Norway. He lived in a cabin without electricity and ate shrimp sandwiches at Vardestua every day.]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 31 October 2017.
- 1 2 Kokke, Michiel (28 March 2007). ""Wij vormden een Achterhoekse familie"" [We formed an Achterhoek family]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "Mike de Geer wil leren van 'oudere jongens':'Ik wil mijn eenjarig contract graag verlengen'" (in Dutch). Den Haag Fan Support. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ↑ Beije, Ton (27 April 2024). "Boudewijn de Geer op 68-jarige leeftijd overleden". haaglandenvoetbal.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Oud-speler Boudewijn de Geer (68) overleden" [Former player Boudewijn de Geer (68) passed away]. ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 28 April 2024.
- ↑ van Zaan, Martin (27 April 2024). "Voormalig profvoetballer en oud-trainer Boudewijn de Geer (68) overleden" [Former professional footballer and former coach Boudewijn de Geer (68) died]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ "Oud-speler Boudewijn de Geer overleden". De Graafschap. 28 April 2024.
- ↑ Janssen, Frank (27 April 2024). "Oud-De Graafschap voetballer Boudewijn de Geer overleden" [Former De Graafschap footballer Boudewijn de Geer passed away]. www.gld.nl.
- ↑ "Oud-De Graafschap voetballer Boudewijn de Geer overleden". 28 April 2024.
- ↑ Willemsen, Raymond (28 April 2024). "Uitgefloten jonkheer die De Graafschap naar de eredivisie schoot, is overleden" [Flushed out squire who shot De Graafschap to the Eredivisie has died]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
- Player profile at ADO Fan Page Archived 3 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Boudewijn de Geer, een jonkheer in het Zuiderpark". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- Boudewijn de Geer at Ererat (in Dutch)
- Boudewijn de Geer at De Haagse Voetbalhistorie (in Dutch)
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