Sander Bernard Jozef Boschker (born 20 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at

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. During a professional career which spanned 25 years he played mostly for Twente, appearing in 555

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games and winning four major titles. Boschker was part of the Dutch squad at the

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Club career

Born in

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, Boschker made his professional debuts with

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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

club. Aged almost 33 Boschker moved to

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, but had to settle with battling for being backup with the

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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. 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

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injuries. On 25 June 2012, Boschker extended his link for another year. He retired at the end of the 2013–14 season.

International career

Although Boschker never made an appearance for the

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until 2010, he was included in

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's provisional squad for

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. However, following the friendly against

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on 21 May, the manager released him, as he was deemed only the fourth-choice goalkeeper. After a stellar 2009–10 club season, 39-year-old Boschker was included in the provisional squad of 30 players for the

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. On 27 May 2010, national team manager

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announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23, and Boschker appeared in a friendly with

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(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.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing, Boschker became active in the commercial department of

and goalkeepers coach of the women's team. In July 2015 he was appointed as assistant coach of Jong Twente. In June 2017, he became goalkeepers coach of the Twente first team.

Honours

Twente *

: 2009–10 *

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: 2000–01,

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: 2006 *

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: 2011 Ajax *Eredivisie: 2003–04 Netherlands *

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runner-up:

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References

External links

Beijen profile

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Official fansite
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