Diederik Boer (born 24 September 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.[1] After retirement in 2019, he is now the goalkeeping coach for the PEC Zwolle youth teams.[citation needed]
 Boer in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmeloord, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Flevo Boys | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2014 | PEC Zwolle | 293 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 328 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBoer was born in Emmeloord, Netherlands. He made his professional debut on 8 March 2003, when FC Zwolle lost to Ajax 5–0.[2] On 31 August 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Ajax to replace the departed Kenneth Vermeer as second keeper behind Jasper Cillessen.[3] Boer is missing the little finger of his right hand, meaning he plays with only nine fingers.[4]
Honours
editPEC Zwolle
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2016–17[5]
References
edit- ^ "Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Ronald's Voetbalstatistieken". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). ajax.nl. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ McVitie, Peter [@petermcvitie] (31 August 2014). "Ajax and the goalkeeper with 9 fingers:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.
External links
edit- Diederik Boer at WorldFootball.net
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