Diederik Boer

Diederik Boer (born 24 September 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent most of his career playing for PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie.^[1] After retirement in 2019, he is now the goalkeeping coach for the PEC Zwolle youth teams.^{[citation needed]}

Diederik Boer

Boer in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	(1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Emmeloord, Netherlands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Flevo Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2014	PEC Zwolle	293	(0)
2014–2017	Ajax	2	(0)
2017–2019	PEC Zwolle	33	(0)
Total		328	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Boer was born in Emmeloord, Netherlands. He made his professional debut on 8 March 2003, when FC Zwolle lost to Ajax 5–0.^[2] On 31 August 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Ajax to replace the departed Kenneth Vermeer as second keeper behind Jasper Cillessen.^[3] Boer is missing the little finger of his right hand.^[4]

Honours

PEC Zwolle

• Eerste Divisie: 2001–02, 2011–12
• KNVB Cup: 2013–14
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2014

Ajax

• UEFA Europa League: runner-up 2016–17^[5]