Newsflash "De Stem" local newspaper from Breda 22nd May 1999

Jeroen Boere has to miss an eye

Jeroen Boere’s carreer has ended abruptly after a fight in a Japenese bar. Former Dutch West Ham United striker Boere (31) got injured in a fight in a Tokyo bar where he got a knife in his eye and arm. Boere, now playing for 2nd division Omiya Eagles, got emergency treatment in a Japanese hospital where doctors had to remove one eye. He has to stay in the hospital for at least a month.

Jeroen Boere played in England for West Ham United, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace and Southend United.