11–0 win over Strømsgodset I.F in the European Cup, his 10th goal in this period came against Stoke City. The goals then dried up and he didn't hit the target for the remainder of the season. Always on the fringes of the first team, mainly due to the Keegan/Toshack partnership supported by Steve Heighway, and the emergence of youngster David Fairclough, Boersma failed to make an impact on the 1975/76 season for the Anfield club and Bob Paisley allowed him to leave Liverpool in December 1975. He left for Teesside joining Middlesbrough for £72,000 where he played generally as a midfielder, he made his debut for Middlesbrough on 6 December '75 in a 0–0 draw at Ayresome Park with Manchester United. During his short 2-year spell at Boro he played 47 league games scoring 3 times. It was at Middlesbrough where Boersma struck up a friendship with Graeme Souness, This friendship would pay dividends for Boersma later on in his career. Boersma left Middlesbrough in the August 1977 and head to Kenilworth Road and Luton Town where he scored 8 goals in 36 league games. He left Luton to join up with former club colleague John Toshack who was in charge of Welsh club Swansea City, it was during his time at Swansea that Boersma suffered a broken ankle in a game against Swindon Town. Coaching career Since retiring, Boersma moved into physiotherapy and coaching. He was appointed first team coach and then Assistant Manager at Swansea City, at a time when the Welsh side was rising up the Divisions from the old Division Three (League One) to what is now the Premiership. After leaving Swansea in 1983, he spent time at Lincoln City as Assistant Manager, and also spent most of the 1986–87 season as first-team coach at Doncaster Rovers, even turning out for the club's reserve team in the Central League He linked up with Souness again as physio at Rangers before taking on coaching roles under Souness at their former club Liverpool. They then moved on to Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. He parted from Newcastle by mutual consent in 2005. In January 2008 Boersma had a brief spell with Welsh Premiership side Llangefni Town as assistant manager. Honours Liverpool Football League First Division (Level 1): 1972–73 Charity Shield: 1974 UEFA Cup: 1972–73 References External links Official past players at Liverpoolfc.tv Profile at LFCHistory.net Football heroes