 Bosman in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| ||||||||||||||
| *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.