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My Take
Ronald de Boer is forever linked to his twin Frank, and the two of them at peak Ajax in the mid-nineties were central to one of the great club sides. His real legacy for me is that homegrown Ajax team that conquered Europe before the Bosman ruling scattered such squads forever. Voted Ajax player of the year in 1997, he was the more instinctive, attacking of the twins. The later Barcelona and Rangers chapters never quite hit those Amsterdam heights, but that's a high bar. Watching the de Boer brothers operate was watching footballing telepathy, and Ronald supplied much of the creative spark.
Overview
Ronaldus de Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːnɑl də ˈbuːr]; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right or attacking midfielder or right winger. He played for the Netherlands national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the twin brother of Frank de Boer. The majority of his success as a football player was with Ajax.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ronald de Boer
- Name (Japanese)
- ロナルド・デ・ブール
- Reading
- ろなるど・で・ぶーる
- Born
- May 15, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1997 AFC Ajax–player of the year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Netherlands →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.