Frank de Boer

Dutch association football player and manager

Frank de Boer (born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager and former soccer player. He played for Netherlands national team.

Frank de Boer
De Boer as manager of Ajax in 2011
Personal information
Full name Franciscus de Boer[1]
Date of birth (1970-05-15) 15 May 1970 (age 53)[2]
Place of birth Hoorn, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Al Jazira (manager)
Youth career
1984–1988 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1999 Ajax 328 (30)
1999–2003 Barcelona 144 (5)
2003–2004 Galatasaray 15 (1)
2004 Rangers 15 (2)
2004–2005 Al-Rayyan 16 (5)
2005–2006 Al-Shamal 1 (0)
Total 519 (43)
National team
1990–2004 Netherlands 112 (13)
Teams managed
2006–2010 Ajax (youth)
2008–2010 Netherlands (assistant)
2010–2016 Ajax
2016 Inter Milan
2017 Crystal Palace
2018–2020 Atlanta United
2020–2021 Netherlands
2023– Al Jazira
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Player change

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1988–89 Eredivisie 27 0 2 0 29 0
1989–90 Eredivisie 25 0 3 0 1 0 29 0
1990–91 Eredivisie 34 1 2 0 36 1
1991–92 Eredivisie 30 1 3 0 12 0 45 1
1992–93 Eredivisie 34 3 5 1 8 1 47 3
1993–94 Eredivisie 34 1 4 2 6 1 1 1 45 5
1994–95 Eredivisie 34 9 3 0 10 2 1 0 48 11
1995–96 Eredivisie 32 3 2 0 9 1 1 1 44 5
1996–97 Eredivisie 32 4 0 0 9 0 1 0 42 4
1997–98 Eredivisie 31 5 5 2 8 2 44 9
1998–99 Eredivisie 15 3 1 0 6 0 22 3
Total 328 30 30 5 0 0 69 7 4 2 431 44
Barcelona 1998–99 La Liga 19 2 4 2 23 4
1999–2000 La Liga 22 0 7 0 12 2 2 0 43 2
2000–01 La Liga 34 3 7 1 11 1 52 5
2001–02 La Liga 34 0 0 0 13 0 47 0
2002–03 La Liga 35 0 1 0 14 3 50 3
Total 144 5 19 3 0 0 50 6 2 0 215 14
Galatasaray 2003–04 Süper Lig 15 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 21 1
Rangers 2003–04 Scottish Premier League 15 2 1 0 1 0 17 2
Al-Rayyan 2004–05 Qatar Stars League 16 5 16 5
Al-Shamal 2005–06 Qatar Stars League 1 0 1 0
Career total 519 43 50 8 1 0 125 13 6 2 701 66

International change

Source:[4]

Appearances by national team and year

National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1990 3 0
1991 2 1
1992 7 0
1993 7 0
1994 14 0
1995 6 0
1996 5 1
1997 6 3
1998 15 1
1999 7 0
2000 13 4
2001 6 1
2002 7 1
2003 10 1
2004 4 0
Total 112 13

International goals

(Source)[5]

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 1991 Helsingin olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland   Finland
1–0
1–1
UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
2. 9 November 1996 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Wales
4–1
7–1
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 29 March 1997 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   San Marino
2–0
4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.
4–0
5. 30 April 1997 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino
4–0
6–0
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 1 June 1998 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Paraguay
4–1
5–1
Friendly
7. 4 June 2000 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland   Poland
1–0
3–1
Friendly
8. 11 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Czech Republic
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2000
9. 21 June 2000 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   France
2–2
3–2
UEFA Euro 2000
10. 15 November 2000 Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain   Spain
2–1
2–1
Friendly
11. 2 June 2001 Lilleküla staadion, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia
1–0
4–2
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 27 March 2002 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Spain
1–0
1–0
Friendly
13. 19 November 2003 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Scotland
5–0
6–0
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying

Managerial statistics change

As of match played 25 November 2023[6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ajax   6 December 2010 11 May 2016 263 158 58 47 557 263 +294 060.08
Inter Milan   9 August 2016 1 November 2016 14 5 2 7 15 19 −4 035.71
Crystal Palace   26 June 2017 11 September 2017 5 1 0 4 2 8 −6 020.00
Atlanta United   23 December 2018 24 July 2020 55 31 5 19 91 66 +25 056.36
Netherlands   23 September 2020 29 June 2021 15 8 4 3 31 15 +16 053.33
Al Jazira   5 June 2023 present 11 4 4 3 22 18 +4 036.36
Total 363 207 73 83 718 389 +329 057.02

Honours change

Player change

Ajax[7]

Barcelona[7]

Al Rayyan

Netherlands

Individual

Manager change

 
De Boer was assistant manager for the Dutch at the 2010 World Cup.

Ajax

Atlanta United

Individual

References change

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  5. "Statistics". Voetbalstats.nl. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  6. "Managers: Frank de Boer". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Frank de Boer". Eurosport.
  8. "ESM XI". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  9. "FIFA announces All-Star team". CNNSI. 10 July 1998.
  10. "UEFA Euro 2000 team of the tournament". UEFA. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  11. "LEGENDS – GoldenFoot". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. "Sportgala van Amsterdam". AjaxShowtime.nl. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  13. "'Oerdegelijke' Frank de Boer wint JFK award". AD.nl. Retrieved 2 November 2013.