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Ronald de Boer
De Boer in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ronaldus de Boer[1]
Date of birth (1970-05-15)15 May 1970(age 54)[1]
Place of birth Hoorn,[1]Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder,forward
Youth career
VV De Zouaven
1983–1988 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Ajax 52 (14)
1991–1993 Twente 49 (22)
1993–1999 Ajax 172 (36)
1999–2000 Barcelona 33 (1)
2000–2004 Rangers 91 (32)
2004–2005 Al-Rayyan 22 (3)
2005–2008 Al-Shamal 56 (8)
Total 475 (116)
International career
1993–2003 Netherlands 67 (13)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Qatar Olympic(assistant)
2010–2011 Qatar U–23(assistant)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingNetherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronaldus de Boer(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈroːnɑldəˈbuːr];[citation needed]born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professionalfootballerwho played as amidfielder.He played for theNetherlands national teamas well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the twin brother ofFrank de Boer.The majority of his success as a football player was withAjax.He works as the Ajax A1 assistant manager.

Club career

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De Boer's first youth club was De Zouaven inLutjebroekwhere he played before being selected for the Ajax youth programme in 1983. On the professional club level, De Boer played forAjax(1988–91 and 1993–99),Twente(1991–93),Barcelona(1999–2000),Rangers(2000–04),Al-Rayyan(2004–05) andAl-Shamal(2005–08). In both Qatari clubs, he was reunited again with his brother Frank, his teammate at Ajax, Barcelona and Rangers.

In his first spell at Ajax from 1988 to 1991, he won theEredivisietitle in1989–90under managerLeo Beenhakker.After two seasons atTwentefrom 1991 to 1993, he returned to Ajax under managerLouis van Gaal,and had his most successful spell as a player, winning three consecutiveEredivisietitles in1993–94,1994–95and1995–96.He also won the1995 UEFA Champions League,the1995 Intercontinental Cup,and the1995 UEFA Super Cup.He was also a runner-up of the1996 UEFA Champions League,where Ajax lost on penalties toJuventus.When Louis van Gaal left Ajax for Barcelona in July 1997,Morten Olsenbecame the new Ajax manager, and De Boer won a fifth Eredivisie title in1997–98and also won the1997–98 KNVB Cup.

There was then controversy soon after De Boer and his twin brotherFranksigned a six-year contract extension with Ajax at the start1998–99 season,when Ronald and Frank took successful legal action to have the contract voided. Ajax had agreed verbally that if a lucrative offer for one brother came by, he would be released provided the other stayed. Ajax, however, 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.[3]

The fallout over the contract situation led to an increasing conflict between the De Boer twins and the Ajax hierarchy, with match results for Ajax suffering and manager Morten Olsen soon getting sacked. In January 1999, Frank and Ronald signed for Barcelona for £22 million, joining their former Ajax manager Louis van Gaal at theCamp Nou.[4]

While De Boer was impressive at Ajax during the 1990s and for theNetherlandsup to and including the1998 FIFA World Cup,his high-profile transfer to Barcelona in January 1999 marked what would be an unlikely bad patch for a prolific goal-scoring midfielder, as he managed to feature in only 33La Ligagames for the club and scored just one goal in La Liga. In the 2000–01 season, he opted to join the Dutch legion atRangersunder the managerDick Advocaat.[5]Among the Dutch internationals who at that time played for Rangers wereBert Konterman,Arthur Numan,Fernando RicksenandGiovanni van Bronckhorst.De Boer made his debut in aScottish League Cuptie againstAberdeenon 6 September 2000,[6]and scored his first goal for the club in aUEFA Champions Leaguetie againstSturm Graz.[7]De Boer didn't win any silverware at the end of his first season at the club, but the following season (2001–02) Rangers won both theScottish League Cupand theScottish Cup,[8]though De Boer missed the former final through injury.[9]The following season, 2002–03, brought even more success as De Boer helped Rangers win a domestic treble of league, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup.[10][11][12]In total he spent four seasons with the club before joining Al-Rayyan after the 2003–04 season.[13]

De Boer recovered from surgery on a neck injury and decided not to play in Al-Shamal's last two games of the 2006–07 season. On 19 March 2008, De Boer canceled his contract with Qatari outfit Al-Shamal and retired.

International career

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Ronald de Boer in Netherlands colours

De Boer won 67capsand scored 13 goals for the Netherlands national team. He played for the Netherlands in the1994and the1998World Cups,where he played in six matches and scored two goals. He missed a penalty in thepenalty shootoutagainstBrazilin the 1998 semi-finals. De Boer also played inEuro 1996andEuro 2000.

In the Dutch national team, De Boer was used in various positions, including right-half, centre forward and attacking midfielder. In his early Ajax years, De Boer played either centre forward or attacking midfielder. In later years, he shifted to right midfield.

De Boer was never officially captain of the Dutch national team or Ajax, but he has worn the captain's armband on several occasions for both club teams and the national team when the first-choice captain was not playing. In most teams, this was his brother Frank, with whom he has played side by side for most of his career.

Managerial career

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De Boer is Ajax A1 assistant manager.

Media

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De Boer featured inEA Sports'FIFAvideo game series;he was on the cover for the International edition ofFIFA 96,alongsideJason McAteer.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1987–88 Eredivisie 1 1 0 0 – 1 1
1988–89 Eredivisie 17 5 1 0 – 18 5
1989–90 Eredivisie 20 7 3 0 – 2 0 25 7
1990–91 Eredivisie 14 1 3 0 – 17 1
Total 52 14 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 61 14
Twente 1991–92 Eredivisie 33 11 1 0 – 34 11
1992–93 Eredivisie 16 11 2 0 – 18 11
Total 49 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 22
Ajax 1992–93 Eredivisie 15 5 3 0 – 18 5
1993–94 Eredivisie 28 5 4 2 – 6 2 1 0 39 9
1994–95[15] Eredivisie 25 5 3 4 – 10 2 1[a] 0 39 11
1995–96[15] Eredivisie 31 7 1 1 – 11 1 3[b] 1 46 10
1996–97[15] Eredivisie 28 5 1 0 – 10 1 1[a] 0 40 6
1997–98[15] Eredivisie 31 7 4 0 – 8 0 – 43 7
1998–99[15] Eredivisie 15 2 1 0 – 6 0 22 2
Total 173 36 17 7 0 0 51 6 6 1 247 50
Barcelona 1998–99[16] La Liga 13 0 4 1 – 17 1
1999–2000[16] La Liga 20 1 6 0 – 11 0 1[c] 1 38 2
Total 33 1 10 1 0 0 11 0 1 1 55 3
Rangers 2000–01[17] Scottish Premier League 17 6 1 0 1 0 7 1 – 26 7
2001–02[18] Scottish Premier League 25 8 4 0 3 0 7 2 – 39 10
2002–03[19] Scottish Premier League 33 16 5 1 3 1 2 2 – 43 20
2003–04[20] Scottish Premier League 16 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 – 21 3
Total 91 32 12 2 8 1 18 5 0 0 129 40
Al-Rayyan 2004–05[21] Qatar Stars League 22 3 – 22 3
Al-Shamal 2005–06[21] Qatar Stars League 17 5 – 22 3
2006–07[21] Qatar Stars League 24 3 – 22 3
2007–08[21] Qatar Stars League 15 0 – 22 3
Total 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 8
Career total 476 116 49 10 8 1 82 11 7 2 622 140

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1993 4 3
1994 11 3
1995 7 0
1996 10 3
1997 4 0
1998 13 3
1999 7 0
2000 7 1
2001 1 0
2002 2 0
2003 1 0
Total 67 13

International goals

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first[23]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 March 1993 Stadion Galgenwaard,Utrecht,Netherlands San Marino
4–0
6–0
 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 22 September 1993 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara,Bologna,Italy San Marino
4–0
7–0
 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 17 November 1993 Stadion Miejski,Poznań,Poland Poland
3–1
3–1
 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 7 September 1994 Stade Josy Barthel,Luxembourg City,Luxembourg Luxembourg
2–0
4–0
 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
5.
3–0
6. 14 December 1994 De Kuip,Rotterdam,Netherlands Luxembourg
4–0
5–0
 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
7. 31 August 1996 Amsterdam Arena,Amsterdam,Netherlands Brazil
1–1
2–2
 Friendly
8. 5 October 1996 Cardiff Arms Park,Cardiff,Wales Wales
3–1
3–1
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 9 November 1996 Philips Stadion,Eindhoven,Netherlands Wales
2–0
7–1
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 21 February 1998 Pro Player Stadium,Miami Gardens,United States United States
1–0
2–0
 Friendly
11. 20 June 1998 Stade Vélodrome,Marseille,France South Korea
5–0
5–0
 1998 FIFA World Cup
12. 25 June 1998 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard,Saint-Étienne,France Mexico
2–0
2–2
 1998 FIFA World Cup
13. 16 June 2000 De Kuip,Rotterdam,Netherlands Denmark
2–0
3–0
 UEFA Euro 2000

Honours

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Ajax

Barcelona

Rangers

Al Rayyan

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^abAppearance inJohan Cruyff Shield
  2. ^One appearance inIntercontinental Cup,one appearance inUEFA Super Cup,one appearance and one goal inJohan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^Appearance inSupercopa de España

References

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  2. ^"Ronald de Boer - Player Profile - Eurosport".eurosport.Retrieved14 October2023.
  3. ^The De Boers tackle contract lawNew York Times, 29 July 1998.
  4. ^"Ultiem akkoord Ajax en Barcelona".Trouw(in Dutch). 16 January 1999.Retrieved30 April2014.
  5. ^"Rangers swoop for De Boer and Hartson".BBC.30 August 2000.Retrieved13 April2020.
  6. ^"Rangers through after Dons scare".BBC.6 September 2000.Retrieved13 April2020.
  7. ^"Five-star show storms Graz".BBC.16 September 2000.Retrieved13 April2020.
  8. ^"Rangers win Old Firm final".BBC.4 May 2002.Retrieved13 April2020.
  9. ^"Rangers cannot afford to rest on their laurels".ESPN. 18 March 2002.Retrieved13 April2020.
  10. ^"Rangers retain CIS Cup".BBC.16 March 2003.Retrieved13 April2020.
  11. ^"Rangers win to clinch title".BBC.25 May 2003.Retrieved13 April2020.
  12. ^"Rangers complete Treble".BBC.31 May 2003.Retrieved13 April2020.
  13. ^"De Boer to leave Rangers".BBC.11 May 2004.Retrieved13 April2020.
  14. ^"International FIFA 13 Covers".fifauteam.24 August 2012.Retrieved18 March2015.
  15. ^abcde"Ronald de Boer » Club matches".worldfootball.net.Retrieved2 November2022.
  16. ^abRonald de Boerat BDFutbol
  17. ^"Games played by Ronald de Boer in 2000/2001".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.
  18. ^"Games played by Ronald de Boer in 2001/2002".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.
  19. ^"Games played by Ronald de Boer in 2002/2003".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.
  20. ^"Games played by Ronald de Boer in 2003/2004".Soccerbase.Centurycomm.
  21. ^abcdRonald de Boerat National-Football-Teams
  22. ^"Ronald de Boer - International Appearances".
  23. ^"Statistics".Voetbalstats.nl. 28 June 2013.Retrieved1 July2024.
  24. ^José Luis, Pierrend (26 March 2005)."European Footballer of the Year (" Ballon d'Or ") 1996".RSSSF.Retrieved24 October2016.
  25. ^José Luis, Pierrend (26 March 2005)."European Footballer of the Year (" Ballon d'Or ") 1998".RSSSF.Retrieved24 October2016.
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