Jack de Gier

Jack de Gier
Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-08-06) August 6, 1968
Place of birth	Schijndel, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	striker
Youth career
	RKSV Schijndel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1988–1991	BVV Den Bosch	96	(35)
1991–1994	Cambuur	81	(32)
1994–1995	Go Ahead Eagles	30	(11)
1995–1997	Willem II	63	(17)
1997–1998	Lierse SK	19	(5)
1998–2001	NEC	87	(28)
2001	Dunfermline	12	(5)
2001–2003	FC Twente	25	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2010. † Appearances (goals)

Jack de Gier (born August 6, 1968 in Schijndel, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch football manager and former player, currently manager of Almere City.

He was nicknamed Il Butre (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker Emilio Butragueño. De Gier means The Vulture in Dutch. He made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch. He scored the very last goal in Ajax Amsterdam's old stadium "De Meer" (for Willem II Tilburg, April 28, 1996).

Club career

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.

He retired in the 2002/03 season.

Retirement

De Gier has his own company and football school in Nijverdal.^[1]

External links

Career stats – Voetbal International
(Dutch) Profile

References

↑ Official website – Jack de Gier BV

Sporting positions
Preceded by Emiel van Eijkeren	N.E.C. Topscorer 16 Goals 1998–1999	Succeeded by Jack de Gier
Preceded by Jack de Gier	N.E.C. Topscorer 9 Goals 1999–2000	Succeeded by Gorgi Hristov

Almere City FC – managers

Boeve (2001–2009) van Ankeren (interim) (2009) Wisman (2009–2011) de Boer (2011–2012) van Vossen (interim) (2012) van Ankeren (interim) (2012) Grim (2012–2015) Stekelenburg (2015) De Gier (2015–)

Almere City FC – current squad

1 Etemadi
2 Ramsteijn
3 Metalsi
4 Nieuwpoort
5 Quasten
6 Gilberto
7 Aslanyan
8 Kip
9 Braken
10 Oost (c)
11 Waalkens
12 Burgzorg
13 Garden
14 Lanser
15 Tadmine
16 Ahannach
17 Davids
18 Vet
19 Boldewijn
20 Salasiwa
21 Pistoor
22 Grim
23 Rosario
24 Brent
25 Van Amersfoort
26 Van der Water
27 Van Buuren
28 Camps
29 Van der Meulen
30 Junte
31 Zwart
33 Ibrahim
Manager: De Gier

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