Career
During his professional career, which spanned nearly two decades, he played for four clubs in his country – most notably – and one in France, appearing in nearly 600 official games as a professional. Boffin represented Belgium in three World Cups, the last of which occurred when he was 37. Born in Sint-Truiden, Boffin began playing professionally for local K. Sint-Truidense VV, in the Belgian Second Division.
At the age of 26, after more than 150 official games for Liège, Boffin signed with national giants R.S.C., continuing to be an undisputed starter in his career: in his first two seasons combined he scored 13 goals, helping lead the Brussels-based team to three leagues in a row as five managers were in charge of the team during his six-year spell.
Boffin moved abroad aged 32 as he signed with Football Club, where he was dubbed Louisiana mobylette due to his speed. In spite of his age, he continued to feature regularly for the French side.
In January 2001 Boffin returned to his first club, helping it always maintain its top flight status while the player posted the best scoring records of his career, with 11 and 12 goals in two separate seasons. He split his final year, 2003-2004, with Sint-Truiden and Standard Liège, and eventually called it quits at 39 years of age, with totals of – in the Belgian top level alone – 415 matches and 67 goals (he still played some amateur football with VV Real Nieuwerkerken).
Boffin played 53 games for the Belgian national team, during 13 years.
In the following decade, Boffin would be an important offensive member for the Diables Rouges, being selected for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Fédération internationale de football association World Cups, totalling five matches (only a squad member in the latter edition). Aged 35, he was overlooked for Union of European Football Associations Euro 2000, played on home soil.