Jack de Gier
Dutch footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jack de Gier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛɡ də ˈɣiːr]; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.
In this Dutch name, the surname is de Gier, not Gier.
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Date of birth | (1968-08-06) 6 August 1968 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Schijndel, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
RKSV Schijndel | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | BVV Den Bosch | 96 | (35) |
1991–1994 | SC Cambuur | 81 | (32) |
1994–1995 | Go Ahead Eagles | 30 | (11) |
1995–1997 | Willem II | 63 | (17) |
1997–1998 | Lierse S.K. | 19 | (5) |
1998–2001 | NEC | 87 | (28) |
2001 | Dunfermline Athletic | 12 | (5) |
2001–2003 | FC Twente | 25 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2008 | SVZW (assistant) | ||
2009–2012 | Jong NEC | ||
2010–2012 | NEC (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Blauw-Wit Amsterdam | ||
2013–2014 | NEC (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | NEC (U21) | ||
2014–2016 | OSV Oostzaan | ||
2015 | Jong NEC | ||
2016–2018 | Almere City FC | ||
2018–2019 | NEC | ||
2019–2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
2021–2023 | FC Den Bosch | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was nicknamed Il Butre (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker Emilio Butragueño. ("De Gier" is Dutch for "The Vulture".) De Gier made his professional debut in the 1988–89 season for BVV Den Bosch. He scored the final goal in Ajax's former stadium "De Meer" on 28 April 1996 for Willem II.