Joop Böckling (born 3 November 1955, in

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) is a retired

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who played as a

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Club career

He played the large part of his career for

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for whom he scored a then record-equaling fastest goal of the Eredivisie after only 10 seconds in October 1981 against

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. He also played in the

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match away at Moscow Spartak which became known as the

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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

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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 Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers HFC Haarlem players FC Volendam players Sparta Rotterdam players FC Eindhoven players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub