Joop Böckling (born 3 November 1955, in

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) is a retired

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who played as a forward.

Club career

He played the large part of his career for Haarlem for whom he scored a then record-equaling fastest goal of the Eredivisie after only 10 seconds in October 1981 against MVV. He also played in the

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match away at Moscow Spartak which became known as the Luzhniki disaster
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In 2007, he played in a remembrance game with former Haarlem players against former Spartak players. He later played for

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and Eindhoven.

Managerial career

Böckling coached several amateur sides such as Hellas Sport, HFC Haarlem, Velsen, De Germaan, Ripperda, SIZO Hillegom, ROHDA'76 BodegravenJoop Böckling maakt seizoen vol bij Rohda’76
- ROHDA '76 and SV VogelenzangJoop Böckling, de nieuwe trainer van S.V. Vogelenzang
- SV Vogelenzang

Personal life

After retiring as a player, Böckling worked as a sales representative for sports brands Umbro and Diadora and later started his own marketing bureau. He has two children from his first marriage.

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* 1955 births Living people Footballers from Amsterdam Association football forwards Dutch footballers HFC Haarlem players FC Volendam players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub