Robert van Boxel (born 20 January 1983 in Zwanenburg) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a centre back.

Robert van Boxel
Personal information
Full name Robert van Boxel
Date of birth (1983-01-20) 20 January 1983 (age 43)
Place of birth Zwanenburg, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
RKVV NAS
Haarlem
PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 PSV 1 (0)
20032004 ADO Den Haag 12 (0)
20042006 AGOVV 54 (4)
20062009 MVV 80 (15)
20092012 Cambuur 73 (3)
20122015 Sparta 36 (2)
20132014Cambuur (loan) 7 (0)
20152018 FC Lisse 27 (1)
International career
2003-2004 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2015 (UTC)

Club career

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He spent a few seasons in the PSV youth academy[1] and played for ADO Den Haag, AGOVV Apeldoorn, SC Cambuur, MVV and Sparta Rotterdam, who loaned him back to Cambuur in 2013.[2] He joined amateur side FC Lisse in summer 2015 from Sparta[3] and returned to boyhood club Zwanenburg in 2018.[4] After a year he became their head coach[5] and later worked at Lisse as academy manager.[6]

International career

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Van Boxel played 2 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.[7]

Personal life

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While playing for Lisse, van Boxel studied entrepreneurship and worked for a mobile telephone and internet service provider.[8]

References

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  1. Profile - PSV Jeugd
  2. ROBERT VAN BOXEL OP HUURBASIS NAAR SC CAMBUUR Archived 9 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Sparta (in Dutch)
  3. FC Lisse plukt Robert van Boxel weg bij Sparta Rotterdam - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  4. "Robert van Boxel (FC Lisse) gaat bij Zwanenburg afbouwen op het oude nest". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 16 February 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. "Robert van Boxel wordt trainer van Zwanenburg". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. "Vertrek Robert van Boxel". VV Zwanenburg (in Dutch). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. "Robert van Boxel". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. Robert van Boxel komt op stoom Archived 9 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine - FC Lisse (in Dutch)
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