John Bosman

Personal information
John Bosman
Full name	Johannes Jacobus Bosman
Date of birth	February 1, 1965 (1965-02-01) (age 43)
Place of birth	Bovenkerk, Netherlands
Playing position	Striker
Youth clubs
	Roda '23 RKAVIC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1988 1988–1990 1990–1991 1991–1996 1996–1999 1999–2002	AFC Ajax KV Mechelen PSV Eindhoven R.S.C. Anderlecht FC Twente AZ	1260(77) 0610(34) 0300(11) 1560(71) 0870(34) 0620(22)
National team²
1986–1997	Netherlands	0300(17)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:47, 1 August 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20:47, 1 August 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Not to be confused with Jean-Marc Bosman, the man responsible for the Bosman ruling

Johannes ("John") Jacobus Bosman (born February 1, 1965 in Bovenkerk near Amstelveen) 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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Sporting positions
Preceded by Arnold Bruggink	FC Twente Topscorer 1996 – 1997	Succeeded by Jan van Halst Antti Sumiala
Preceded by John Bosman	FC Twente Topscorer alongside Jan van Halst and Antti Sumiala 1997 – 1998	Succeeded by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

v • d • e Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 1988 Winners (1st Title)

1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Tiggelen • 3 Troost • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Winter • 6 Van Aerle • 7 Vanenburg • 8 Mühren • 9 Bosman • 10 Gullit • 11 Van 't Schip • 12 Van Basten • 13 E. Koeman • 14 Kieft • 15 Koevermans • 16 Hiele • 17 Rijkaard • 18 Suvrijn • 19 Krüzen • 20 Wouters • Coach: Michels

v • d • e Netherlands squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 de Goey • 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