René Bot (born 6 November 1978 in

Velsen Velsen () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known as ...

) is a Dutch retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He normally played as a defender in a right back position, but could also play as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

Club career

He started his career with

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

but only played six matches in the first team. After a loan period at the club, Bot joined

De Graafschap Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap, simply known as De Graafschap () is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem, Netherlands. The team competes in the , the second level of the Dutch football league system. Founded o ...

definitively in 1999 and was part of their first team for over ten years. An unyielding defender, Bot became a cult hero at the club due to his tough style and loyalty. He ended his professional career with

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 ...

side

AGOVV Apeldoorn AGOVV () is a Dutch association football club based in Apeldoorn. It was established on 25 February 1913. The club played in professional football from 1954 to 1971 and from 2003 to 2013. AGOVV's men's first squad plays in 2024–25 in the Derde ...

. Due to a long period of injuries he only played eleven matches in two years. He later played for amateur side FC Presikhaaf.

Personal life

Bot is married to a Dutch woman As of 2016, Bot works for Doetinchem municipality.Jobs career
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bot, Rene 1978 births Living people Footballers from Velsen Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers AGOVV players De Graafschap players Feyenoord players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch Muslims Converts to Islam