Piet den Boer

He started playing football at hometown club CVV in Rotterdam Charlois. The moustached Den Boer became top goalscorer of the Eerste Divisie with Excelsior in his first season as a professional and, despite winning promotion with the club, was lured to Belgian second tier side KV Mechelen with whom he also won promotion in his first season. He scored the only goal in the 1987 Belgian Cup final, which qualified Mechelen for the 1987-88 European Cup Winners' Cup. Den Boer retired after spells in France and returned to Belgium to work as a private banker with ABN AMRO. He also wrote a couple of books and worked for IJsboerke and as an event organiser.

Player

KV Mechelen

Belgian Second Division: 1982–83 Belgian First Division: 1988–89 Belgian Cup: 1986–87 European Cup Winners Cup: 1987–88 (winners) European Super Cup: 1988

Individual

Dutch First Division: 1981-82 top scorer (26 goals)