Bosvelt went on to develop a reputation as a "hard-tackling midfielder" at de Kuip, making 167 appearances, during which he led Feyenoord to the league title in 1999 and the UEFA Cup in 2002.

[4] A few days after the game, United made public the fact that Bosvelt sent a fax to Irwin at Old Trafford, soon after the incident, in which he said that he "regretted making the tackle."

[8] Bosvelt made his debut for the Netherlands in a March 2000 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 24 caps, scoring no goals.

At Euro 2004 Bosvelt was initially named on the stand-by list, but was then added to the squad after Mark van Bommel withdrew through injury.

[17] In December 2017, Bosvelt returned to Go Ahead Eagles and was hired as technical advisor,[18] still next to his position on the Dutch U-21 national team, which he, however, left at the end of August 2018.