Erik-Jan van den Boogaard

Erik-Jan van den Boogaard
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-08-19) 19 August 1964
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
VV Geldrop
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1985 PSV 47 (15)
1985–1987 MVV 56 (17)
1987–1990 Rennes 83 (42)
1990–1991 Rouen 26 (10)
1991–1992 Lausanne Sports 46 (14)
Total 258 (98)
International career
1980 Netherlands U16 4 (0)
1983-1985 Netherlands U21 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik-Jan van den Boogaard (born 19 August 1964) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

He played in the Netherlands for PSV, but was in the pecking order behind the likes of prolific strikers Hallvar Thoresen and Jurrie Koolhof[2] so moved and got relegated to the Eerste Divisie with MVV in 1986, before a surprise move to France with Rennes where he became a club hero after shooting them to Ligue 1 in 1990. He was then sold for financial reasons to FC Rouen[3] and finished his career prematurely in Switzerland with Lausanne Sports.

International career

Van den Boogaard played 4 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team[4] and was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, featuring in two matches as a late sub.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Erik-Jan van den Boogaard at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Oude glorie: Erik-Jan van den Boogaard". Supporters Vereniging PSV (in Dutch). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Another Dutchman with the "Rouge et Noir" - Stade Rennais
  4. ↑ "Erik-Jan van den Boogaard". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Erik-Jan van den Boogaard – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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