Michel Boerebach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michel Boerebach | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles (ass. coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Lelystad'67 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | Go Ahead Eagles | 129 | (22) |
| 1987–1989 | Roda JC | 66 | (21) |
| 1989–1990 | PSV | 18 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Roda JC | 61 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Burgos | 28 | (3) |
| 1993–1996 | FC Twente | 88 | (24) |
| 1996–1998 | Go Ahead Eagles | 26 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michel Boerebach (born September 27, 1963 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant-coach of Dutch club where he started his professional career, Go Ahead Eagles.
Club career
[edit]A talented midfielder with Go Ahead Eagles, Boerebach left the club after 5 years for Roda JC and had an unsuccessful spell at PSV Eindhoven. Dutch manager Theo Vonk took him to La Liga side Real Burgos in 1992 ,[1] only for him to leave the club after relegation. He returned to Holland to play for FC Twente[2] and a second spell at Go Ahead Eagles. He then played amateur football for DOVO[3] and retired in 1999.
Managerial career
[edit]After retiring as a player, Boerebach coached the reserves team at De Graafschap[4] and became assistant manager at Go Ahead Eagles. In February 2016 he was allowed by the Dutch FA to act as caretaker manager of their senior side for a month alongside Harry Decheiver, after Dennis Demmers was sacked.[5]
Personal life
[edit]On 22 July 2003, Boerebach lost both his sons Lesley and Sven in a car accident near Dronten,[6] his then wife Dora survived the crash. A youth football tournament was named in honour of Lesley[7] and a children's farm in honour of Sven.[8] Boerebach later wrote a book about their death, Nooit meer zaterdag (Never again Saturday).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Michel Boerebach - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ Boerebach rond met FC Twente - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ Boerebach eindelijk weer kampioen - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ Boerebach naar De Graafschap - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Decheiver en Boerebach mogen Go Ahead tot 7 maart leiden - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ 'Ik weet dat het nooit meer leuk wordt' - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ Indrukwekkende opening Lesley Boerebach Talententoernooi - Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch)
- ^ Twee broertjes Boerebach, verenigd in de dood. Hoe overleef je zulk verlies? - AD (in Dutch)
- ^ 'Je hebt genoeg gehuild' - NU (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Profile
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