Joop Böckling | |
Birth Date: | 3 November 1955 |
Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | De Eland/SDC |
Years1: | 1977–1985 |
Caps1: | 182 |
Goals1: | 74 |
Years2: | 1985–1986 |
Caps2: | 33 |
Goals2: | 21 |
Years3: | 1986–1987 |
Caps3: | 43 |
Goals3: | 14 |
Years4: | 1987–1988 |
Clubs4: | Volendam |
Caps4: | 17 |
Goals4: | 8 |
Years5: | 1988–1991 |
Caps5: | 45 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Totalcaps: | 320 |
Totalgoals: | 124 |
Joop Böckling (born 3 November 1955, in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a forward.
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.[1] He also played in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup match away at Moscow Spartak which became known as the Luzhniki disaster.(Report) In 2007, he played in a remembrance game with former Haarlem players against former Spartak players.[2]
He later played for Volendam, Sparta and Eindhoven.
Böckling coached several amateur sides such as Hellas Sport, HFC Haarlem, Velsen, De Germaan, Ripperda, SIZO Hillegom, ROHDA'76 Bodegraven[3] and SV Vogelenzang[4]
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.[4]