Career
He also played one season in the Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan Derde Klasse for V.V. Ajax before returning to He later moved into radio broadcasting, hosting "de ochtendsport" weekday mornings, and "Sportrevue" on Sundays on RadioApintie. Boerleider began his playing career on the "Plein van 12 mei" at age 10, before moving to the Mr. Bronsplein where he played for Klein Maar Dapper together with future teammate Puck Eliazer.
He received his first lessons in football from Frederik Purperhart, the father of Frits Purperhart.
At age 15 he was discovered by famed scout Baas Mack who urged the young player to transfer to Hopper before joining the youth ranks of At age 17 Boerleider made his debut in the first team of in 1950. He later joined V.V. Ajax playing in the Derde Klasse, the third tier of football in Suriname, before returning to after one season.
Manager of Jim White was rejuvenating the first team selection and players such as Vossie Belgrave, Andre Watson, Liesdek, Woerdings, Edam Zwakke, Kartaram, Ferdinand Sai and Ferdinand Sleur, were replaced with the likes of Boerleider, Burzer, Karel Zeefuik, Tjiko Bijnoe, Blinker, Charlie Marbach and Mauke Pool. He also travelled outside the country for the first time with, traveling to Cayenne for a football tournament.
Boerleider played for the Dutch Guyana national team, Dutch Guyana being the predecessor of Suriname, as the Dutch colony was known prior to 1976.
He made his debut in 1957 against the British Guiana national team (now known as Guyana). He played his best match in 1959 on the island of Curaçao in a 2–2 draw with the Netherlands Antilles for the 1960 CCCF Championship qualification. The match marked the first time that Suriname were able to draw against the Netherlands Antilles playing on their home ground.
In 1975, Boerleider relocated to the Netherlands to earn a degree in sports science.
While attending university in Zeist, he served as an assistant coach for Fortuna Sittard. He returned to Suriname upon completion of his studies, taking over the managerial position at helping the team to a national title in 1970, while finishing as the league"s runner-up twice.
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