Piet de Boer (10 October 1919 – 8 February 1984) was a Dutch

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who was part of the Netherlands squad in the

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Club career

Being able to shoot with either foot, de Boer played for

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until 1954.

International career

He was capped once, scoring three goals, in a friendly in 1937 against Luxembourg and still has the highest goal scoring average for the Dutch team. Also, at just over 18 years he is now the 10th youngest player who made his debut for ''Oranje''.TOP-11: Jongste Oranjedebutanten
- Ons Oranje

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boer, Piet de 1919 births 1984 deaths Footballers from Amsterdam Association football forwards Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players nl:Piet de Boer