Career
He was nicknamed Il Butre (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker Emilio Butragueño. De Gier means The Vulture in Dutch. He made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch.
He scored the very last goal in Ajax Amsterdam"s old stadium "De Meer" (for Willem II Tilburg, April 28, 1996).
A prolific striker, De Gier joined Cambuur Leeuwarden in 1991 and later played for Go Ahead Eagles, Willem II Tilburg, Lierse Saskatchewan, Nippon Electric Corporation Nijmegen, Dunfermline Athletic and Football Club Twente. He retired in the 2002/03 season.
De Gier has his own company and football school in Nijverdal.
