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Full name | Johannes Jacobus Bosman | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 1 February 1965 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bovenkerk, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Roda '23 | ||||||||||||||
RKAVIC | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1983–1988 | Ajax | 125 | (77) | |||||||||||
1988–1990 | Mechelen | 61 | (34) | |||||||||||
1990–1991 | PSV | 30 | (11) | |||||||||||
1991–1996 | Anderlecht | 156 | (70) | |||||||||||
1996–1999 | Twente | 87 | (34) | |||||||||||
1999–2002 | AZ | 62 | (24) | |||||||||||
Total | 521 | (250) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1986–1997 | Netherlands | 30 | (17) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman (born 1 February 1965) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax (five seasons) and Anderlecht (five), surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major titles combined.
Nicknamed Bossie, Bosman represented Netherlands at the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1988, helping the national team win the latter tournament.