Paul Bosvelt

Paul Bosvelt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpʌul ˈbɔsfɛlt], born 26 March 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Go Ahead Eagles and Twente before moving to Feyenoord in 1997. After six seasons with Feyenoord he joined Manchester City. Two years later, he returned to the Netherlands spending two seasons at SC Heerenveen before retiring.

Paul Bosvelt
Personal information
Full name Paul Bosvelt
Date of birth (1970-03-26) 26 March 1970
Place of birth Doetinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
National team
2000–2004[1] Netherlands 24 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
2000 Belgium-Netherlands
2004 Portugal
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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 in France for the 1998 World Cup.[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]

International career

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.[8] 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. After Euro 2004 he decided to retire from international football.

Retirement

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.

Coaching

In summer 2016, Bosvelt was named coach at Jong FC Twente next to his position as an assistant for the Netherlands U-21 national squad. Since April 2018, he is the technical manager at Go Ahead Eagles.

Honours

Club

Feyenoord

References
  1. "Paul Bosvelt - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. 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. Intl career stats Archived 5 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
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