Paul Bosvelt

Paul Bosvelt
Personal information
Full name Paul Bosvelt
Date of birth (1970-03-26) 26 March 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Doetinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Go Ahead Eagles (technical director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Go Ahead Eagles 139 (27)
1994–1997 Twente 96 (21)
1997–2003 Feyenoord 177 (33)
2003–2005 Manchester City 53 (2)
2005–2007 SC Heerenveen 58 (5)
Total 523 (88)
International career
2000–2004[1] Netherlands 24 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2012 Go Ahead Eagles (assistant)
2012–2014 Twente (U19 assistant)
2014–2016 Twente (U17)
2015–2018 Netherlands U21 (assistant)
2016–2017 Jong FC Twente
2017–2018 Go Ahead Eagles (technical advisor)
2018– Go Ahead Eagles (technical director)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Bosvelt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌul ˈbɔsfɛlt], born 26 March 1970) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who is technical director of Go Ahead Eagles.

As a player he was a midfielder who notably played in the Eredivisie for FC Twente and Feyenoord and in the Premier League for Manchester City. He also had spells with Go Ahead Eagles and SC Heerenveen. He was capped 24 times by Netherlands.

As a coach he returned to Go Ahead Eagles as assistant manager, later returning to FC Twente as under-17 manager and a spell as Netherlands U21 assistant coach.

Club career

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Bosvelt went on to develop a reputation as a "hard-tackling midfielder" at de Kuip, making 167 appearances, during which he led Feyenoord to the league title in 1999 and the UEFA Cup in 2002.

During the game against Manchester United at home, on 5 November 1997, for the Champions League, which United eventually won 1–3, he tackled Denis Irwin from behind so "ferociously"[2] that he almost broke the Irishman's leg.[3] Irwin stayed off the field for several weeks to recover from the injury and was unable to join Ireland's national team.[4] A few days after the game, United made public the fact that Bosvelt sent a fax to Irwin at Old Trafford, soon after the incident, in which he said that he "regretted making the tackle." [2]

In 2003, Bosvelt joined Manchester City.[5] After two seasons there, he returned to the Netherlands[6] and finished his career playing for SC Heerenveen.[7]

Bosvelt retired from football on 13 May 2007, after Heerenveen's 4–0 defeat by Ajax. He had played a total number of 470 games in both Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie. In December 2008 it was confirmed, that Bosvelt from 1 January 2009 would become the new assistant coach of Go Ahead Eagles.[8]

International career

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Bosvelt made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 2000 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals.[9] He played in Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. During Euro 2000, he reached the semi-final with Netherlands. Bosvelt missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to a 3–1 defeat against Italy. At Euro 2004 Bosvelt was initially named on the stand-by list, but was then added to the squad after Mark van Bommel withdrew through injury.[10][11] After Euro 2004 he decided to retire from international football.

Coaching career

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After his contract in Go Ahead Eagles, he joined FC Twente in June 2012 as an assistant coach for the club's U19s.[12] Two years later, in June 2014, he took charge of Twente's U17s. Beside that, he was also appointed assistant coach for the Dutch U21 national team.[13][14]

In summer 2016, Bosvelt was named manager of Jong FC Twente next to his position as an assistant for the Dutch U-21 national team.[15] However, he ended the season with relegation from the Tweede Divisie[16] and was fired at the end of the season.[17]

In December 2017, Bosvelt returned to Go Ahead Eagles and was hired as technical advisor,[18] still next to his position on the Dutch U-21 national team, which he, however, left at the end of August 2018.[19]

In April 2018, Bosvelt was hired in a new role at Go Ahead Eagles: he was announced as the new technical director.[20] In November 2021, he signed a new contract with Go Ahead Eagles until June 2024.[21]

Honours

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Feyenoord

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Bosvelt - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ^ a b Byrne, Peter (26 November 1997). "Irwin accepts apology for tackle". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Wolford, Ben (16 October 2013). "Citrus Canker Lawsuit Headed Back to Trial". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Irwin out for month after x-rated foul". Irish Independent. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Paul Bosvelt voor twee jaar naar Man City" [Paul Bosvelt to Man City for two years]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 22 July 2003. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Heerenveen herald Bosvelt arrival". UEFA. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bosvelt". BDFutbol. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ^ Bosvelt wordt assistent-trainer bij Go Ahead Eagles, vi.nl, 15 December 2008
  9. ^ Intl career stats Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
  10. ^ "No surprises in Dutch squad". BBC. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Bosvelt answers Dutch call". UEFA. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  12. ^ Bosvelt aan de slag bij FC Twente, nu.nl, 29 June 2012
  13. ^ Bosvelt wordt assistent-trainer van Jong Oranje, maar blijft ook bij Twente B1, rtvoost.nl, 20 July 2015
  14. ^ Paul Bosvelt assistent-trainer bij Jong Oranje, tubantia.nl, 20 July 2015
  15. ^ Bosvelt trainer Jong FC Twente, rijnmond.nl, 7 June 2016
  16. ^ Bosvelt degradeert met jong FC Twente, tubantia.nl, 8 April 2017
  17. ^ FC Twente stopt na dit seizoen met beloftentrainer Bosvelt, fcupdate.nl, 30 March 2017
  18. ^ Van Staa maakt seizoen af als trainer Go Ahead, Bosvelt technisch adviseur, nu.nl, 5 December 2017
  19. ^ HENDRIE KRÜZEN VERVANGT PAUL BOSVELT BIJ JONG ORANJE, onsoranje.nl, 29 August 2018
  20. ^ OPEN BRIEF: HOME OF FOOTBALL, ga-eagles.nl, 13 April 2018
  21. ^ VERBINTENISSEN PAUL BOSVELT EN JAN WILLEM VAN DOP MET TWEE JAAR VERLENGD, ga-eagles.nl, 11 November 2021
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