Remco Boere (born 29 October 1961) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a striker.

Playing career

A much-travelled forward, Boere played club football for

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and ADO Den Haag in the

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. He also played for Iraklis in the

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and

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in the

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. Boere finished his playing career with

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of the

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, initially signing a two-year deal with the club in August 1992.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Boere managed Dutch amateur sides Go Ahead Kampen and

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and worked for years in Qatar in different jobs. He then had a spell in Sweden with

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and at Libyan giants Al-Ahli, before moving above the Arctic Circle to coach Norwegian fourth-tier outfit

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ahead of the 2014 season.

Personal life

Boere lives in Sweden with his second wife and their son. He has four children from a previous marriage. His brother,

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, was also a professional footballer who once played for English

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side

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Honours

Individual

top scorer: 1983–84 (27 goals), 1985–86 (28 goals) Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)

References

1961 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Association football forwards Dutch footballers Excelsior Rotterdam players Roda JC Kerkrade players SBV Vitesse players SC Cambuur players ADO Den Haag players K.A.A. Gent players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players Gil Vicente F.C. players PEC Zwolle players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Primeira Liga players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Sweden Expatriate football managers in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Norway Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Libya {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub