Erik-Jan van den Boogaard

Erik-Jan van den Boogaard (born 19 August 1964) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a striker.

Club career He played in the Netherlands for PSV, but was in the pecking order behind the likes of prolific strikers Hallvar Thoresen and Jurrie Koolhof so moved and got relegated to the Eerste Divisie with MVV in 1986, before a surprise move to France with Rennes where he became a club hero after shooting them to Ligue 1 in 1990. He was then sold for financial reasons to FC Rouen and finished his career prematurely in Switzerland with Lausanne Sports.

International career Van den Boogaard played 4 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team and was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, featuring in two matches as a late sub.