Jack de Gier

Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer

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Born: August 6, 1968
Age in 2026: 58
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1968

About Jack de Gier

Jack de Gier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdʑɛɡ də ˈɣiːr]; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was nicknamed Il Butre (The Vulture), after legendary Spain striker Emilio Butragueño. ("De Gier" is Dutch for "The Vulture".) De Gier made his professional debut in the 1988–89 season for BVV Den Bosch. He scored the final goal in Ajax's former stadium "De Meer" on 28 April 1996 for Willem II. The club started the 2016–17 season in weak form, but later recovered, partly due to a series of eight consecutive wins; a club record. Jack de Gier (Dutch pronunciation:; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

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Jack de Gier timeline

1968Jack de Gier (Dutch pronunciation:; born 6 August 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.
2016The club started the 2016–17 season in weak form, but later recovered, partly due to a series of eight consecutive wins; a club record.

The world when Jack de Gier was born

Jack de Gier was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

#1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
Defining fadTie-dye everything
Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jack de Gier's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1968	2026
Gas	$0.34	$3.45/gal
Average home	$15,600	$435,000
Average income	$10,300	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.31	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	200.7M	341 million

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