John Bosman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Jacobus Bosman | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Bovenkerk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roda '23 | |||
| RKAVIC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Ajax | 126 | (77) |
| 1988–1990 | Mechelen | 61 | (34) |
| 1990–1991 | PSV | 30 | (11) |
| 1991–1996 | Anderlecht | 156 | (71) |
| 1996–1999 | Twente | 87 | (34) |
| 1999–2002 | AZ | 62 | (24) |
| Total | 522 | (251) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1997 | Netherlands | 30 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Johannes "John" Jacobus Bosman (born 1 February 1965) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a striker.
A prolific goalscorer for both club and country, he played professionally for 19 years, most notably with Ajax (five seasons) and Anderlecht (five), surpassing the 100-goal mark with both clubs and winning a total of eight major titles combined.
Nicknamed Bossie, Bosman represented Netherlands at the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1988, helping the national team win the latter tournament.
He currently works as striker-coach at the Ajax academy.
Born in Bovenkerk, Amstelveen, Bosman began his professional career at AFC Ajax, making his Eredivisie debut on 20 November 1983 at the age of 18 in a 5–2 home win against Roda JC, scoring in the match. He finished his first season with four goals in 14 games.
From 1984 to 1987, Bosman and fellow youth graduate Marco van Basten scored an astonishing 138 league goals combined (48 for Bosman), as the Amsterdam club won the 1985 national championship and two cups. After van Basten left for A.C. Milan in the 1987 summer, he netted 25 goals in 32 games as the team finished second to PSV Eindhoven; he also helped it to the season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, a 0–1 loss to KV Mechelen – the previous year, as Ajax won the competition, he was crowned top scorer with eight goals.
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