Daan Bovenberg (born 25 October 1988) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Bovenberg started his career with

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. After playing a year and a half for

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for which he played only 17 matches, Bovenberg left to

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in January 2013. After losing prospect of playing for

, Bovenberg dissolved his contract with the

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side on 31 January 2014. He returned in professional football in June 2014, as he signed with his former team

, which had been promoted to the

. On 25 May 2016, Bovenberg announced his retirement from professional football, as he had the ambition to develop a career outside of football.Bovenberg (27) stopt per direct: 'Voor mij een logische stap'
(Dutch). Voetbal International. 25 May 2016.

References

1988 births Living people Dutch footballers Footballers from Rotterdam Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Utrecht players NEC Nijmegen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Association football defenders {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub