Rob van Boekel (born 22 February 1987) is a Dutch
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 ...
who plays as an
attacking midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
who for
UNA in the
Derde Divisie
The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede D ...
.
Club career
Van Boekel started playing football for local amateur side UNA and joined the
PSV academy in 1997. After failing to break into their senior squad, he moved to local rivals
FC Eindhoven
Football Club Eindhoven, commonly known as FC Eindhoven, is a professional association football, football club based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football ...
in 2008.
He returned to UNA in 2013.
References
External links
Voetbal International
1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Veldhoven
Men's association football midfielders
Dutch men's footballers
VV UNA players
PSV Eindhoven players
FC Eindhoven players
Eerste Divisie players
Derde Divisie players
Tweede Divisie players
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