René Bot

René Bot

Rene Bot in 1995
Personal information
Full name	René Bot
Date of birth	(1978-11-06) 6 November 1978
Place of birth	Velsen, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Right back
Youth career
	Stormvogels Telstar
	Haarlem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Feyenoord	6	(0)
1999–2009	De Graafschap	261	(5)
2009–2011	AGOVV	12	(1)
Total		279	(6)
International career
1996-1997	Netherlands U-19	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2010 (UTC)

René Bot (born 6 November 1978 in Velsen) is a Dutch retired footballer. He normally played as a defender in a right back position, but could also play as a centre back.

He started his career with Feyenoord but only played six matches in the first team. After a loan period at the club, Bot joined De Graafschap definitively in 1999¹ and was part of their first team for over ten years. An unyielding defender, Bot became a cult hero at the club due to his tough style and loyalty.²

He ended his professional career with Eerste Divisie side AGOVV Apeldoorn.³ Due to a long period of injuries⁴ he only played eleven matches in two years. He later played for amateur side FC Presikhaaf.⁵

Bot played 5 games for the Netherlands national under-19 football team⁶

Bot is married to a Dutch woman ⁷

As of 2016, Bot works for Doetinchem municipality.⁸