Remco Boere (born 29 October 1961) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a striker.

Playing career

A much-travelled forward, Boere played club football for

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. The c ...

and

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

in the

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. He also played for Iraklis in the

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and

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in the

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. Boere finished his playing career with

FC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

of the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

, initially signing a two-year deal with the club in August 1992.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Boere managed Dutch amateur sides Go Ahead Kampen and

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and worked for years in Qatar in different jobs. He then had a spell in Sweden with Köping FF and at Libyan giants Al-Ahli, before moving above the Arctic Circle to coach Norwegian fourth-tier outfit

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ahead of the 2014 season.

Personal life

Boere lives in Sweden with his second wife and their son. He has four children from a previous marriage. His brother,

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, was also a professional footballer who once played for English

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side

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Honours

Individual

top scorer: 1983–84 (27 goals), 1985–86 (28 goals) Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)

References

1961 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers Excelsior Rotterdam players Roda JC Kerkrade players SBV Vitesse players SC Cambuur players ADO Den Haag players KAA Gent players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Gil Vicente F.C. players PEC Zwolle players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Primeira Liga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Sweden Expatriate football managers in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Libya 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub