Frank de Boer

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Frank de Boer
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De Boer in March 2011
Personal information
Full name Franciscus de Boer
Date of birth (1970-05-15) 15 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands
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Position(s) Defender / Sweeper
Team information
Current team
 Ajax (manager)
Youth career
VV De Zouaven
1984–1988 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1999 Ajax 328 (30)
1999–2003 Barcelona 144 (5)
2003–2004 Galatasaray 15 (1)
2004 Rangers 15 (2)
2004–2005 Al Rayyan 16 (5)
2005–2006 Al-Shamal 1 (0)
Total 519 (43)
International career
1990–2004 Netherlands 112 (13)
Managerial career
2007–2010 Ajax (youth)
2008–2010 Netherlands (assistant manager)
2010– Ajax
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franciscus "Frank" de Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋg də ˈbuːr];[2] born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Eredivisie club Ajax. He spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Champions League. He later spent five years at FC Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, before retiring after short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al Rayyan and Al-Shamal.

De Boer is the most capped outfield player in the history of the Netherlands national football team, with 112 caps.[3] He captained the Oranje to the semi-finals of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.

After retiring from playing, he went into management with the Ajax youth team and as assistant to Bert van Marwijk with the Dutch national team. In December 2010, he took over as manager of Ajax and went on the win the Eredivisie title in his first season. In 2013, De Boer received the Rinus Michels Award for manager of the year in the Netherlands after leading Ajax to their third successive Eredivisie title.[4] A year later, he became the first manager to win four consecutive Eredivisie titles.[3]

He is the twin brother of Ronald de Boer, with whom he was a teammate at Ajax, Barcelona, Rangers, Al Rayyan, Al-Shamal and the Netherlands national team.

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 1991–92 UEFA Cup and 1994–95 UEFA Champions League while at Ajax, in addition to five Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups. However, after signing a six-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 a verbal agreement 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.[5]

In January 1999, Frank and Ronald de Boer signed for FC Barcelona for £22 million, joining their former Ajax manager Louis van Gaal at the Camp Nou.[6] After winning the 1998–99 La Liga title, they were unable to repeat their earlier triumphs. In 2000, Van Gaal was sacked by Barcelona and Frank suffered the ignominy of testing positive for the banned substance nandrolone a year later. He was suspended but he was reinstated after a successful appeal.[7]

He briefly moved to Galatasaray in the summer of 2003 before joining his brother at Rangers in January 2004. He made a total of 17 appearances for Rangers, scoring two goals. The De Boer brothers left Rangers after UEFA Euro 2004 to play the rest of their football careers in Qatar with Al-Rayyan. De Boer announced his retirement from football in April 2006.

International career

Having represented his national team 112 times,[8] 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 FIFA World Cups, and the 1992, 2000 and 2004 UEFA European Championships. 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.[9][10][11] 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.[12] He ended his international career after an injury forced him to be replaced in a quarter-final game with Sweden at Euro 2004.[13] The injury ruled him out from the semi-final match against Portugal, which the Netherlands lost 2–1.[14][15]

Managerial career

Frank de Boer has managed Ajax since 2010.

In 2007, De Boer took up a coaching role at his former club Ajax where he was 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.[16] 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 A.C. Milan at the San Siro, a game they won 2–0 through goals from Demy de Zeeuw and Toby Alderweireld.[17] He then went on to help Ajax become champions of the Eredivisie for the 2010–11 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 De Boer, as the club's 30th championship was won on his 41st birthday.[18]

In two and a half years at the helm of Ajax, De Boer has already won three championships, making eight in total (when including the five that he won as a player). According to reports, De Boer was offered the chance to interview for the Liverpool job but turned it down to remain with Ajax. "I am honoured by the request [from Liverpool] but I have only just started with Ajax," he said.[19] In 2013, De Boer received the Rinus Michels Award for manager of the year in the Netherlands after leading Ajax to their third successive Eredivisie title.[4]

On 27 April 2014, De Boer won his fourth successive Eredivisie title with Ajax, the first manager ever to achieve this in the Dutch league. Moreover, it is the first time Ajax has ever won four successive titles. De Boer has now won nine championships with Ajax, another record. Johan Cruijff, Sjaak Swart and Jack Reynolds all won eight championships with Ajax.

Career statistics

Player

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 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 1 1 6 1 45 5
1994–95 34 9 2 0 1 0 10 2 47 11
1995–96 32 3 0 0 1 1 9 1 44 5
1996–97 32 4 0 0 1 0 9 0 44 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 Supercopa de España Europe Total
1998–99 FC Barcelona La Liga 19 2 4 2 23 4
1999–2000 22 0 7 0 2 0 12 2 43 2
2000–01 34 3 7 1 11 1 52 5
2001–02 34 0 13 0 47 1
2002–03 35 0 1 0 14 3 50 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 1 0 1 0 17 2
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Total
2004–05 Al-Rayyan Qatari League 16 5 16 5
2005–06 Al-Shamal 1 0 1 0
Total Netherlands 328 30 17 4 4 2 69 8 418 44
Spain 144 5 19 3 2 0 50 6 215 14
Turkey 15 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 21 1
Scotland 15 2 1 0 1 0 17 2
Qatar 17 5 17 5
Career total 519 43 37 7 7 2 125 13 688 66

International

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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

International goals

(Source)[21]

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 1991 Helsingin olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland  Finland
1–0
1–1
 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
2. 9 November 1996 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Wales
4–1
7–1
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 29 March 1997 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  San Marino
2–0
4–0
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.
4–0
5. 30 April 1997 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino
4–0
6–0
 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 1 June 1998 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Paraguay
4–1
5–1
 Friendly
7. 4 June 2000 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland  Poland
1–0
3–1
 Friendly
8. 11 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Czech Republic
1–0
1–0
 UEFA Euro 2000
9. 21 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  France
2–2
3–2
 UEFA Euro 2000
10. 15 November 2000 Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain  Spain
2–1
2–1
 Friendly
11. 2 June 2001 Lilleküla staadion, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia
1–0
4–2
 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 27 March 2002 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Spain
1–0
1–0
 Friendly
13. 19 November 2003 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Scotland
5–0
6–0
 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Managerial

As of 19 February 2015[17]
Team From To Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ajax 6 December 2010 Present Eredivisie 142 93 34 15 332 126 +206 65.49
KNVB Cup 21 16 0 5 62 29 +33 76.19
Europe 39 12 8 19 42 62 −20 30.77
Other[lower-alpha 1] 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 25.00
Total 206 122 42 42 442 226 +216 59.22
Career totals League 142 93 34 15 332 126 +206 65.49
Cup 21 16 0 5 62 29 +33 76.19
Europe 39 12 8 19 42 62 −20 30.77
Other[lower-alpha 1] 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 25.00
Total 206 122 42 42 442 226 +216 59.22

Honours

Player

Club

Ajax
Barcelona
Al Rayyan

International

Netherlands

Manager

De Boer was assistant manager for the Dutch at the 2010 World Cup.
Ajax

Assistant coach

Netherlands

Individual

Player
Manager

Notes

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