Dutch footballer and coach
Sander Boschker
Boschker in training with
Twente
in 2008
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Full name
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Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1970-10-20
)
20 October 1970
(age 53)
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Place of birth
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Lichtenvoorde
, Netherlands
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Height
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1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Position(s)
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Goalkeeper
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1978?1986
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Longa '30
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1986?1989
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Twente
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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1989?2003
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Twente
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356
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(0)
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2003?2004
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Ajax
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0
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(0)
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2004?2014
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Twente
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199
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(0)
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Total
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555
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(0)
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2010
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Netherlands
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1
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(0)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker
(born 20 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
who played as a
goalkeeper
. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at
Twente
.
During a professional career which spanned 25 years he played mostly for Twente, appearing in 555
Eredivisie
games and winning four major titles.
[2]
Boschker was part of the
Dutch squad
at the
2010 World Cup
.
Club career
[
edit
]
Born in
Lichtenvoorde
,
Oost Gelre
,
Gelderland
, Boschker made his professional debuts with
FC Twente
in the
1989?90 season
, appearing in one game with the first team. After an irregular beginning he firmly established himself in the side's starting XI, going on to play in more than 400 official matches for the
Eredivisie
club.
[
citation needed
]
Aged almost 33 Boschker moved to
AFC Ajax
, but had to settle with battling for being backup with the
Amsterdam
club, unable to dislodge youth product
Maarten Stekelenburg
. The following summer he returned to Twente, adding next to 200 more official appearances (in the
2008?09 campaign
, he only missed five league contests for an eventual runner-up finish), and playing into his 40s.
[
citation needed
]
In
2009?10
, Boschker played in all 34 games as Twente won the first league title in the club's history ? he only conceded 23 goals, second-best in the competition. Since 2010, though, he acted as understudy to
Nikolay Mihaylov
, and spent most of the following year rehabbing after two
calf
injuries.
[
citation needed
]
On 25 June 2012, Boschker extended his link for another year.
[3]
He retired at the end of the
2013?14 season
.
[
citation needed
]
International career
[
edit
]
Although Boschker never made an appearance for the
Netherlands
until 2010, he was included in
Marco van Basten
's provisional squad for
UEFA Euro 2008
.
[4]
However, following the
friendly
against
Ukraine
on 21 May, the manager released him, as he was deemed only the fourth-choice goalkeeper.
[5]
After a stellar 2009?10 club season, 39-year-old Boschker was included in the provisional squad of 30 players for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
.
[6]
On 27 May 2010, national team manager
Bert van Marwijk
announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23,
[7]
and Boschker appeared in a friendly with
Ghana
in
Rotterdam
(4?1 victory), replacing
Michel Vorm
at half-time; as a result, he became both the oldest player to ever make his debut and play for the Dutch national team.
[8]
Post-playing career
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]
After retiring from playing, Boschker became active in the commercial department of
Twente
and goalkeepers coach of the women's team. In July 2015 he was appointed as assistant coach of
Jong Twente
.
[9]
In June 2017, he became goalkeepers coach of the Twente first team.
[10]
Honours
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edit
]
Twente
Ajax
Netherlands
References
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edit
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External links
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