Diederik Boer

Diederik Boer
	FC Volendam – FC Zwolle; 24 August 2007
Personal information
Full name	Diederik Boer
Date of birth	24 September 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth	Emmeloord, Netherlands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Flevo Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2014	PEC Zwolle
2014–2017	Ajax
2017–2019	PEC Zwolle
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2018

Diederik Boer (born 24 September 1980) is a former Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.^[1] After retirement in 2019, he is now the goalkeeping coach for the PEC Zwolle youth teams.^[2]

Career[]

Boer was born in Emmeloord, Netherlands. He made his professional debut on 8 March 2003, when FC Zwolle lost to Ajax 5–0.^[3] On 31 August 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Ajax to replace the departed Kenneth Vermeer as second keeper behind Jasper Cillessen.^[4] Boer is missing the little finger of his right hand, meaning he plays with only 9 fingers.^[5]

Honours[]

Club[]

PEC Zwolle

Ajax

UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2016–17^[6]

References[]

^ "Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
^ "'Zwolle club icon' Diederik Boer (38) will stop keeping after this season | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ajax contracteert Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). ajax.nl. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^ McVitie, Peter [@petermcvitie] (31 August 2014). "Ajax and the goalkeeper with 9 fingers:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.

External links[]

Diederik Boer at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

[2] "'Zwolle club icon' Diederik Boer (38) will stop keeping after this season | tellerreport.com". www.tellerreport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Ajax contracteert Diederik Boer" (in Dutch). ajax.nl. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

[5] McVitie, Peter [@petermcvitie] (31 August 2014). "Ajax and the goalkeeper with 9 fingers:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.

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