Sander Boschker

Sander Boschker

Boschker in training with Twente in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker [1]
Date of birth	(1970-10-20) 20 October 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1978–1986	Longa '30
1986–1989	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–2003	Twente	356	(0)
2003–2004	Ajax	0	(0)
2004–2014	Twente	199	(0)
Total		555	(0)
International career
2010	Netherlands	1	(0)
Medal record Representing   Netherlands Men's football FIFA World Cup Runner-up 2010 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker (born 20 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Twente.

During a professional career which spanned 25 years he played mostly for Twente, appearing in 555 Eredivisie games and winning four major titles. ^[2]

Boschker was part of the Dutch squad at the 2010 World Cup.

Club career

Born in Lichtenvoorde, Oost Gelre, Gelderland, Boschker made his professional debuts with FC Twente in the 1989–90 season, appearing in one game with the first team. After an irregular beginning he firmly established himself in the side's starting XI, going on to play in more than 400 official matches for the Eredivisie club.^{[ citation needed ]}

Aged almost 33 Boschker moved to AFC Ajax, but had to settle with battling for being backup with the Amsterdam club, unable to dislodge youth product Maarten Stekelenburg. The following summer he returned to Twente, adding next to 200 more official appearances (in the 2008–09 campaign, he only missed five league contests for an eventual runner-up finish), and playing into his 40s.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2009–10, Boschker played in all 34 games as Twente won the first league title in the club's history – he only conceded 23 goals, second-best in the competition. Since 2010, though, he acted as understudy to Nikolay Mihaylov, and spent most of the following year rehabbing after two calf injuries.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 25 June 2012, Boschker extended his link for another year. ^[3] He retired at the end of the 2013–14 season.^{[ citation needed ]}

International career

Although Boschker never made an appearance for the Netherlands until 2010, he was included in Marco van Basten's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2008. ^[4] However, following the friendly against Ukraine on 21 May, the manager released him, as he was deemed only the fourth-choice goalkeeper. ^[5]

After a stellar 2009–10 club season, 39-year-old Boschker was included in the provisional squad of 30 players for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ^[6] On 27 May 2010, national team manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23, ^[7] and Boschker appeared in a friendly with Ghana in Rotterdam (4–1 victory), replacing Michel Vorm at half-time; as a result, he became both the oldest player to ever make his debut and play for the Dutch national team. ^[8]

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Boschker became active in the commercial department of Twente and goalkeepers coach of the women's team. In July 2015 he was appointed as assistant coach of Jong Twente. ^[9] In June 2017, he became goalkeepers coach of the Twente first team. ^[10]

Honours

Twente

• Eredivisie: 2009–10 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• KNVB Cup: 2000–01, 2010–11 ^{[11] [12]}
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2011 ^[13]

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 2003–04 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Netherlands

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2010 ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.
2. Een leven lang FC Twente voor Sander Boschker (Sander Boschker, a lifetime with Twente); FC Twente, 4 September 2012 (in Dutch)
3. "Sander Boschker en Denny Landzaat verlengen contract" [Sander Boschker and Denny Landzaat extend contract] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
4. Van Basten names squad; Sky Sports, 6 May 2008
5. Van Basten releases provisional pair Archived 28 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Van Marwijk trims Dutch squad to 27". AFP. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
7. "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". The Guardian . Press Association. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
8. Unlikely internationals 10: Sander Boschker, Total Football NL, 2 March 2011
9. "Sander Boschker assistent-trainer Jong FC Twente". Tubantia (in Dutch). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
10. "Sander Boschker opvolger Theo Snelders als keeperstrainer jeugd FC Twente". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
11. "2001: BOSCHKER DE HELD, WATERREUS DE SCHLEMIEL". totoknvbbeker.nl. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
12. "2011: FC TWENTE SLAAT DE EERSTE SLAG". totoknvbbeker.nl. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
13. "TWENTE VS. AJAX 2 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

External links

• Beijen profile (in Dutch)
• Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• Sander Boschker at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sander Boschker at Soccerway
• Official fansite (in Dutch)