Michel Boerebach Explained

Michel Boerebach
Fullname:Michel Boerebach
Birth Date:27 September 1963
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Currentclub:Go Ahead Eagles (ass. coach)
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:SV Lelystad'67
Years1:1982–1987
Caps1:129
Goals1:22
Years2:1987–1989
Caps2:66
Goals2:21
Years3:1989–1990
Caps3:18
Goals3:3
Years4:1991–1992
Caps4:61
Goals4:5
Years5:1992–1993
Caps5:28
Goals5:3
Years6:1993–1996
Clubs6:FC Twente
Caps6:88
Goals6:24
Years7:1996–1998
Caps7:26
Goals7:2
Managerclubs1:Go Ahead Eagles (assistant)

Michel Boerebach (born September 27, 1963 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who is the current assistant-coach of Dutch club where he started his professional career, Go Ahead Eagles.

Club career

A talented midfielder with Go Ahead Eagles, Boerebach left the club after 5 years for Roda JC and had an unsuccessful spell at PSV Eindhoven. Dutch manager Theo Vonk took him to La Liga side Real Burgos in 1992,[1] only for him to leave the club after relegation. He returned to Holland to play for FC Twente[2] and a second spell at Go Ahead Eagles. He then played amateur football for DOVO[3] and retired in 1999.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Boerebach coached the reserves team at De Graafschap[4] and became assistant manager at Go Ahead Eagles. In February 2016 he was allowed by the Dutch FA to act as caretaker manager of their senior side for a month alongside Harry Decheiver, after Dennis Demmers was sacked.[5]

Personal life

On 22 July 2003, Boerebach lost both his sons Lesley and Sven in a car accident near Dronten,[6] his then wife Dora survived the crash. A youth football tournament was named in honour of Lesley[7] and a children's farm in honour of Sven.[8] Boerebach later wrote a book about their death, Nooit meer zaterdag (Never again Saturday).[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1992/07/15/michel-boerebach-7149813-a748356 Michel Boerebach
  2. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/08/11/boerebach-rond-met-fc-twente-7192191-a1253037 Boerebach rond met FC Twente
  3. http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/5009/Archief/article/detail/2463010/1999/05/17/Boerebach-eindelijk-weer-kampioen.dhtml Boerebach eindelijk weer kampioen
  4. http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/boerebach-naar-de-graafschap.htm?channel=phone Boerebach naar De Graafschap
  5. http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/decheiver-en-boerebach-mogen-go-ahead-tot-7-maart-leiden.htm Decheiver en Boerebach mogen Go Ahead tot 7 maart leiden
  6. http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1729478/2004/11/09/Ik-weet-dat-het-nooit-meer-leuk-wordt.dhtml 'Ik weet dat het nooit meer leuk wordt'
  7. http://www.omroepflevoland.nl/sport/124442/lelystad-indrukwekkende-opening-lesley-boerebach-talententoernooi Indrukwekkende opening Lesley Boerebach Talententoernooi
  8. http://www.ad.nl/sport/twee-broertjes-boerebach-verenigd-in-de-dood-hoe-overleef-je-zulk-verlies~ac1c426f/ Twee broertjes Boerebach, verenigd in de dood. Hoe overleef je zulk verlies?
  9. http://www.nu.nl/sport/2696010/je-hebt-genoeg-gehuild.html 'Je hebt genoeg gehuild'