Eddie van Boxtel
{{Short description|Irish footballer (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Eddie van Boxtel
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|14|df=y}}
|birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
|height =
|position = Goalkeeper
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1990
|youthclubs1 = Home Farm
|youthyears2 = 1990–1991
|youthclubs2 = Leeds United
|years1 = 1991–1996
|clubs1 = Dundalk
|caps1 = 64
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1996–1997
|clubs2 = Galway United
|caps2 = 20
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 1997–1998
|clubs3 = Drogheda United
|caps3 = 11
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 1998–2000
|clubs4 = Monaghan United
|caps4 = 47
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 1998–2000
|clubs5 = Bray Wanderers
|caps5 = 12
|goals5 = 0
|totalcaps = 154
|totalgoals = 0
}}
Edward van Boxtel (born 6 August 1973) is a Dutch-Irish former footballer who is last known to have played as a goalkeeper for Bray Wanderers.
Early life
Van Boxtel was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, In 1973, and grew up in Ballymun, Republic of Ireland.{{cite news |title=Van Nederlandse Dundalk-held tot bajesklant |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2144737-van-nederlandse-dundalk-held-tot-bajesklant |work=nos.nl |date=23 November 2016 |language=nl |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221205349/https://nos.nl/artikel/2144737-van-nederlandse-dundalk-held-tot-bajesklant |archive-date=21 February 2023 |url-status=live}}
Club career
As a youth player, Van Boxtel joined the youth academy of English side Leeds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football:+Eddie:+This+kid'll+be+Ell+of+a+player.-a060148249|title=This kid'll be Ell of a player|publisher=The Press}} In 2001, he underwent leg surgery after suffering an injury.{{cite news |last1=Scully |first1=Michael |title=Football: Van Boxtel: I feared I would lose my leg after surgery |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Van+Boxtel%3a+I+feared+I+would+lose+my+leg+after+surgery.-a072036945 |work=The Mirror |date=22 March 2001 }} During his playing career, he was regarded as a controversial player.{{fact|date=May 2023}} His last club as a professional player was Irish side Bray Wanderers.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
International career
Van Boxtel represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/efl/704878/leeds-manchester-united-eddie-van-boxtel-eric-cantona-penalty-drug-smuggler-irish-cartel/|title=Ex-Leeds trainee Eddie Van Boxtel saved an Eric Cantona penalty against Man United before becoming a drug smuggler for the Irish cartel|date=20 December 2020 |publisher=talksport.com}}
Managerial career
Van Boxtel managed Irish side Sandyhill Celtic.{{Cite web|url=https://dundalkfcwhoswho.com/player.php?id=414|title=Eddie Van Boxtel - article}}
Personal life
Van Boxtel is the son of a Dutch father and an Irish mother.{{cite news |title=Eddie van Boxtel: van Nederlandse Dundalk-held naar drugssmokkelaar |first1=Julian |last1=Droog |date=2 August 2021 |work=de Gelderlander |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/vitesse/eddie-van-boxtel-van-nederlandse-dundalk-held-naar-drugssmokkelaar~aa2725e4/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221205402/https://www.gelderlander.nl/vitesse/eddie-van-boxtel-van-nederlandse-dundalk-held-naar-drugssmokkelaar~aa2725e4/ |archive-date=21 February 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}
References
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Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Bray Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Irish people of Dutch descent