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Jack de Gier

Jack de Gier

Dutch footballer and manager

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

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Gier, not Gier.
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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.

Club career

Born in Schijndel, De Gier started his career at BVV Den Bosch, making his debut in August 1988 at the age of 20.[1] A prolific striker, De Gier joined Cambuur Leeuwarden in 1991 and later played for Go Ahead Eagles, Willem II Tilburg, Lierse SK, NEC Nijmegen, Dunfermline Athletic and FC Twente.[citation needed] He retired in the 2002–03 season.[citation needed]

Managerial career

De Gier began his managerial career in professional football on 1 January 2016 as a head coach of Eerste Divisie club Almere City, replacing the dismissed Maarten Stekelenburg. At that point, Almere were bottom of the league alongside RKC Waalwijk.[2] He managed to lead the club from the bottom of the competition to finish in eighth place and win a period title, which allowed the club to participate in the post-season play-offs for promotion to the Eredivisie. However, Willem II proved too strong for Almere City.[3] The club started the 2016–17 season in weak form, but later recovered, partly due to a series of eight wins in a row; a club record. In February 2017, the club extended its expiring contract until the summer of 2018 with an option for another year[4]

On 25 May 2018, NEC Nijmegen announced that they had appointed De Gier as head coach as of 1 July 2018.[5] After a series of poor results, De Gier was fired on 2 April 2019.[6]

De Gier was appointed head coach of Go Ahead Eagles in June 2019.[7]

He was appointed as manager of FC Den Bosch on 1 February 2021.[1] On 6 March 2023, de Gier's contract with Den Bosch was terminated by mutual consent.[8]

Personal life

De Gier has his own company and football school in Nijverdal.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    Martens, Jan (1 February 2021). "Jack de Gier nieuwe coach van FC Den Bosch". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Jack de Gier nieuwe coach Almere City". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Almere City FC uitgeschakeld in playoffs door Willem II". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 16 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Jack de Gier ook volgend seizoen trainer van Almere City FC". NU (in Dutch). 4 February 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Jack de Gier nieuwe hoofdtrainer/coach N.E.C." NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "NEC hakt knoop door en neemt afscheid van De Gier na rampzalige reeks". Voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 2 April 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Jack de Gier nieuwe trainer Go Ahead Eagles". ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  8. [8]
    "WEGEN FC DEN BOSCH EN JACK DE GIER SCHEIDEN PER DIRECT" [FC DEN BOSCH AND JACK DE GIER SEPARATE IMMEDIATELY] (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Jack de Gier is een bezig baasje". De Trouwe Honden (in Dutch). 5 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2021.


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