John Bosman
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- Not to be confused with Jean-Marc Bosman, the man responsible for the Bosman rule
Johannes ("John") Jacobus Bosman (born February 1, 1965 in Bovenkerk) is a former football striker from The Netherlands, who played thirty matches for the Netherlands national football team in which he scored seventeen goals. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.
Nicknamed "Bossie", he started his professional career with Ajax Amsterdam (1983-88), then moved to KV Mechelen (1988-90), PSV Eindhoven (1990-91), Anderlecht (1991-96), and FC Twente (1996-99). Bosman ended his career at AZ Alkmaar (1999-2002).
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Netherlands squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | ![]() |
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1 de Goeij | 2 F. de Boer | 3 Rijkaard | 4 Koeman | 5 Witschge | 6 Wouters | 7 Overmars | 8 Jonk | 9 R. de Boer | 10 Bergkamp | 11 Roy | 12 Bosman | 13 van der Sar | 14 van Gobbel | 15 Blind | 16 Numan | 17 Taument | 18 Valckx | 19 van Vossen | 20 Winter | 21 de Wolf | 22 Snelders | Coach: Advocaat |
Categories: 1965 births | Living people | Dutch footballers | Football (soccer) strikers | Netherlands international footballers | Ajax Amsterdam footballers | AZ Alkmaar players | FC Twente players | R.S.C. Anderlecht players | Y.R. K.V. Mechelen players | PSV Eindhoven footballers | UEFA Euro 1988 players | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | UEFA European Football Championship-winning players | Dutch football biography stubs