Jack de Gier

Jack de Gier
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-08-06) 6 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Schijndel, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
RKSV Schijndel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 BVV Den Bosch 96 (35)
1991–1994 SC Cambuur 81 (32)
1994–1995 Go Ahead Eagles 30 (11)
1995–1997 Willem II 63 (17)
1997–1998 Lierse S.K. 19 (5)
1998–2001 NEC 87 (28)
2001 Dunfermline Athletic 12 (5)
2001–2003 FC Twente 25 (6)
Managerial career
2003–2008 SVZW (assistant)
2009–2012 Jong NEC
2010–2012 NEC (assistant)
2012–2013 Blauw-Wit Amsterdam
2013–2014 NEC (assistant)
2014–2015 NEC (U21)
2014–2016 OSV Oostzaan
2015 Jong NEC
2016–2018 Almere City FC
2018–2019 NEC
2019–2020 Go Ahead Eagles
2021–2023 FC Den Bosch
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack de Gier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʒɛɡ ˈɣiːr]; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

He was nicknamed Il Butre (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker Emilio Butragueño. ("De Gier" is Dutch for "The Vulture".) De Gier made his professional debut in the 1988–89 season for BVV Den Bosch. He scored the final goal in Ajax's former stadium "De Meer" on 28 April 1996 for Willem II.