Jeroen Boere

Football player infobox
playername = Jeroen Boere
fullname = Jeroen Willem Boere
nickname = Unlucky Alf


dateofbirth = birth date|1967|11|18
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|8|16|1967|11|18
cityofbirth = Arnhem
countryofbirth = Netherlands
cityofdeath = Marbella
countryofdeath = Spain
height = height|ft=6|in=2
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position = Striker
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years = 1985–1987 1987–1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1994 1994 1995–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999
clubs = SBV Excelsior De Graafschap VVV-Venlo → De Graafschap (loan) VVV-Venlo Roda JC VVV-Venlo Go Ahead Eagles West Ham United → Portsmouth (loan) → West Bromwich Albion (loan) Crystal Palace Southend United Omiya Ardija
caps(goals) = 05 0(0) 35 (19) 10 0(1) 21 0(9) 22 0(6) 04 0(1) 33 (20) 51 (18) 25 0(6) 05 0(0) 05 0(0) 08 0(1) 73 (25) 26 (18)
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pcupdate = 19 August 2007
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Jeroen Willem Boere (born November 18, 1967 in Arnhem, Netherlands – died August 16, 2007 in Marbella, Spain) was a Dutch football player.

He was the younger brother of Remco Boere, who played for clubs including Den Haag and Zwolle.

He started his professional career at SBV Excelsior and went on to play for several teams, mostly at Holland's second level.

Boere died in 2007, 39 years old.

England

A tall striker, Jeroen Boere went abroad in summer 1993 when he was signed by Billy Bonds for £250,000 to play for newly-promoted West Ham United in the Premier League. Jeroen, or 'Yosser' as he was known to his team-mates, made his debut for West Ham on 25th September 1993 in a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United but was sent-off for a clash with Kevin Scott. His stay with West Ham lasted two seasons and he was loaned out to Portsmouth and West Brom before moving to Crystal Palace in 1995 as part of the deal that took Iain Dowie back to Upton Park. His spell at Palace was shortlived, however, and he moved on to Southend United at the end of the season.

Japan

Boere moved to Japan in 1998 to play for the newly formed professional club Omiya Ardija in Japan Football League (former), formerly known as NTT Kanto. He played 15 matches and scored 9 goals in his first season in Japan. In the 1999 season, Omiya joined newly formed J. League Division 2 and he started the season very well scoring 9 in 11 games. In May 1999, during a night out he was stabbed in the eye and arm. He lost his eye which forced his retirement from football at age 31. [cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990523/isp23032.html| title=Dutch striker loses eye in stabbing| work=indianexpress.com| date=1999-05-23 | accessdate=2007-08-20]

Retirement

After his retirement, Boere owned the Half Moon pub in Epping High Street from 1999 until 2004. [cite news | url=http://www.wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.uk/display.var.1631542.0.soccer_star_landlord_found_dead_in_spain.php| title=Soccer star landlord found dead in Spain| work=wansteadandwoodfordguardian.co.uk| date=2007-08-21 | accessdate=2007-08-21]

During an interview in his pub with a Dutch sports magazine in 2001, Boere joked about his artificial eye and said he had no regrets about his career - having played, at the peak of his career for West Ham United. And, as he said, at least he was still alive.

Death

After his pub ownership ended, Boere moved to Spain, in September, 2004, to work as a real estate agent. He died on August 16, 2007 at the age of 39. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKL181359020070818 Reuters: Former West Ham player Boere dies aged 39] ] [ [http://www.whufc.com/articles/article.php?page_id=9413 Jeroen Boere tribute - West Ham United statement.] ] There are conflicting reports about the cause of death and place of death. Some media reported that Boere died in a car crash, possibly on Ibiza, [cite news|url=http://www.trouw.nl/laatstenieuws/laatstenieuws/article776097.ece/Oud-speler_Jeroen_Boere_39_overleden|title=Oud-speler Jeroen Boere (39) overleden|publisher="Trouw"|date=2007-08-18|accessdate=2008-01-28|language=Dutch] [cite news|url=http://www.depers.nl/sport/93748/Jeroen-Boere.html|title=Jeroen Boere 18-11-1967 - 16-08-2007|publisher="De Pers"|date=2007-08-19|accessdate=2008-01-28|language=Dutch] while other media reported that he was found dead in his home in Marbella. [cite news|url=http://www.destentor.nl/sport/regiogrootdeventer/regiosport/article1771322.ece|title=Oud-spits Jeroen Boere dood aangetroffen|publisher="De Stentor"|accessdate=2008-01-28|language=Dutch] English newspaper "Ilford Recorder" stated that Boere had committed suicide. [cite news|url=http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/content/west_ham_united/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=Hammers&tBrand=RecOnline&tCategory=hammersnew&itemid=WeED28%20Nov%202007%2016%3A35%3A56%3A940|title=Jeroen tribute evening proves a big success|publisher="Ilford Recorder"|date=2007-11-28|accessdate=2008-01-28]

West Ham United and Southend United players wore black armbands in memory of Boere in their home games on August 25 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.rodajcspelers.nl/oudspelers/boerej.htm Profile at RODA JC SPELERS]
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