Foeke Booy

Foeke Booy (born 25 April 1962) is a Dutch football manager, executive, and former player. He serves as the technical manager of Cambuur.

Foeke Booy

Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-04-25) 25 April 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cambuur (technical manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1984	Cambuur	72	(8)
1984–1985	De Graafschap	34	(20)
1985–1987	PEC Zwolle	77	(37)
1987–1988	FC Groningen	29	(10)
1988–1989	Kortrijk	31	(8)
1989–1993	Club Brugge	111	(49)
1993–1994	AA Gent	28	(11)
1994–1996	FC Utrecht	26	(4)
Total		408	(147)
Managerial career
2000–2002	FC Utrecht (assistant)
2002–2007	FC Utrecht
2007	Al-Nassr
2007–2009	Sparta
2009–2012	FC Utrecht (techn dir)
2012–2013	Cercle Brugge
2013–2015	Go Ahead Eagles
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Booy played for eight clubs in sixteen seasons. After hometown club Cambuur Leeuwarden, De Graafschap, PEC Zwolle and FC Groningen he opted for a Belgian adventure. He wore the shirt of Kortrijk, Club Brugge and Gent. During his time with Club Brugge, he won the national championship twice and the national cup. In 1994, he played for FC Utrecht. However, a serious knee injury made it almost impossible for Booy to continue to play football at the highest level.

Managerial career

At the age of 34 he therefore decided to focus on a future as a coach. He coached the B-juniors of FC Utrecht, he had Young FC Utrecht under his wing and was assistant to the coach of the A-selection for two years. In 2002, he became technical manager and coach of FC Utrecht.

Booy is the most successful coach in the history of FC Utrecht. In his first year as a coach his team challenged for a European place for a long period but finally ended eighth with 47 points. The climax of the season 2002–03 was that FC Utrecht won the Amstel Cup at Feyenoord's expense. The club from Rotterdam had been beaten in its own stadium 4–1.

In his second year as coach he saw some important names disappear from his selection, but FC Utrecht won the Amstel Cup again and scored only one point less in the league than they did the year before. Last season, Booy obtained the third main trophy with the club: Ajax were beaten at their own stadium, 4–2 in the match for the Johan Cruijff Schaal, the traditional game before the start of the season between the national champions and the Cup winners.

On 18 December 2007, Booy was named as the Sparta Rotterdam coach^[1] after managing Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia from summer 2007.^[2] He left Sparta at the end of the 2008–09 season to become director of football at FC Utrecht, where he was sacked in May 2012.^[3] In November 2012, he was appointed head coach of Cercle Brugge in Belgium.^[4] However, in April 2013 he was fired because of poor results.^[5]

On 23 June 2013, Booy was appointed as manager of newly promoted Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles.^[6] He was sacked on 22 March 2015.^[7]

On 24 November 2017, it was announced that he would be the new technical manager of Cambuur, returning to the club where he started his playing career in 1980.^[8][9]

Managerial statistics

As of 21 March 2015^[10]

Team	From	To	Competition	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Utrecht	July 2002	June 2007	Eredivisie	170	66	42	62	220	232	−12	038.82
			KNVB Cup	16	12	1	3	48	18	+30	075.00
			Europe	12	3	1	8	14	21	−7	025.00
			Other[nb 1]	10	1	4	5	10	17	−7	010.00
			Total	208	82	48	78	292	288	+4	039.42
Al-Nassr	July 2007	November 2007	Saudi Premier League	8	3	2	3	10	12	−2	037.50
			Total	8	3	2	3	10	12	−2	037.50
Sparta Rotterdam	18 December 2007	June 2009	Eredivisie	53	16	9	28	77	105	−28	030.19
			KNVB Cup	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
			Total	56	18	9	29	82	109	−27	032.14
Cercle Brugge	5 November 2012	2 April 2013	Belgian Pro League	17	1	4	12	15	34	−19	005.88
			Belgian Cup	5	4	1	0	9	5	+4	080.00
			Total	22	5	5	12	24	39	−15	022.73
Go Ahead Eagles	23 June 2013	22 March 2015	Eredivisie	62	16	13	33	71	120	−49	025.81
			KNVB Cup	4	2	1	1	5	1	+4	050.00
			Total	66	18	14	34	76	121	−45	027.27
Career totals			League	310	102	70	138	393	503	−110	032.90
			Cup	28	20	3	5	67	28	+39	071.43
			Europe	12	3	1	8	14	21	−7	025.00
			Other	10	1	4	5	10	17	−7	010.00
			Total	360	126	78	156	484	569	−85	035.00

Notes

1. Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie UEFA and Intertoto play-offs.

Honours

Player

PEC Zwolle

• Runner-up 1985–86 Eerste Divisie

Club Brugge

• 1991 Belgium Cup

Manager

Utrecht

• KNVB Cup: 2002–03, 2003–04^[11][12]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2004

References

1. Foeke Booy nieuwe trainer Sparta - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
2. Al-Nassr meldt komst Foeke Booy - Trouw (in Dutch)
3. FC Utrecht ontslaat Foeke Booy - Rijnmond (in Dutch)
4. Foeke Booy nieuwe trainer Cercle Brugge - AD (in Dutch)
5. Cercle Brugge ontslaat Foeke Booy - Nieuwsblad (in Dutch)
6. Foeke Booy nieuwe trainer van Go Ahead Eagles - AD (in Dutch)
7. Go Ahead Eagles ontslaat Foeke Booy - AD (in Dutch)
8. "Foeke Booy nieuwe technisch manager SC Cambuur". cambuur.nl (in Dutch). SC Cambuur. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
9. Caldenhoven, Mark (24 November 2017). "Foeke Booy bij Cambuur terug op het oude nest". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
10. "Foeke Booy". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
11. "2003: FC UTRECHT NEEMT REVANCHE". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
12. "2004: FC UTRECHT PROLONGEERT DE BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

External links

• Booys signs for Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)