Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

Netherlands Dance Academy "Ajax" is considered one of the strongest not only in Europe but also in the world. Be it competition can only be the South American continent as a whole, which annually "imports" in the Old World, dozens of potential world stars.

One of those who was part of the undefeated amsterdamtsev 90-ies of the last century, what is called, rewrote the history of the club, is Patrick Kluivert. Photos of the great striker, incidentally, is one of the main places in the museum, "Ajax" to this day.

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

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So, get acquainted, Patrick Kluivert, nickname - "black panther", role - the striker. A nickname he received from the fans and, perhaps, that it could not be better characterize the dignity of the Dutch striker. Quick, plastic, ready to contrive in any situation and cause a lightning strike.

Patrick Kluivert was born in July 1976 in the capital of the Netherlands - Amsterdam. As a boy, he did not just want to play football and dreamed of football and always wanted to be a striker. Dreams come true, and at the age of 8 years young Patrick was in the Football Academy "Ajax".

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

The generation of players "Ajax" shines later in the 90's of last century, is often called the "golden". Side by side with Patrick played soccer players, who after winning the 1995 Champions League final years were clearly in sight: Edgar Davids, Jari Litmanenn, Clarence Seedorf, the brothers de Boers, Michael Reiziger and others. All of them joined to make the best clubs in Europe, is not an exception and footballer Patrick Kluivert. Biography brought forward, first in Italy, then - in Spain, later - in England, and in each of the clubs "black panther" was on the first cast. Nevertheless, the crown of his career, of course, can be called Catalan "Barcelona".

Despite relatively modest anthropometric data Kluivert has a high speed and excellent coordination. The lion's share of their heads Dutch striker has scored just his head.

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

In Amsterdam will long remember the legend by the name of Patrick Kluivert. Footballer finished his playing career in 2008, but more recently for the bulk of the capital club debuted one of the sons of ex-footballer - Justin.

Start a career and transfer to the "Milan"

football career in the first team, "Ajax" has begun for Patrick Kluivert quickly. The young striker did not just shine in the Dutch championship, and in 1995 helped the star cast amsterdamtsev win a major European trophy - the Champions League. Naturally, the striker tried as best they could to keep the club, but he, aged 21, has refused to sign with the "Ajax" and a new contract on the eve of the season 1997/98. left for Italy to "Milan". Ironically, just at the gates of the "Rossoneri" Kluivert had the same goal of winning ligochempionsky.

The black bar

We can not say that in the camp of the "red-black" the Dutchman's career has not worked, but the score he was much less at a sufficient match practice. Football year Patrick finished with six goals scored, that was not enough for such a class striker. Aggravated the situation an accident in which Patrick Kluivert got killed a pedestrian in his car. For a footballer it ended much better than for the second participant accident - a year of hard labor and a lifetime ban on driving the vehicle.

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

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Golden times

In 1998, the forward moved to the Pyrenees in the camp of one of the leaders of European football - Catalan "Barcelona". In attacking the orders of "blue garnet" we were already played Luis Figo and Brazilian Rivaldo. Together with Kluivert, they created a killer trio, bringing terror to the best "redoubts" of Europe. Patrick just played for the Catalan club 255 bouts, in which 120 times distressed keeper. Given that the impact of Rivaldo was still above the average in tandem scored in each match - Statistics worth even today's "monsters" of Spanish football - Messi and Ronaldo.

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Dutch case in the "Barcelona" have gone up, but nothing surprising in the fact that the club has decided to say goodbye to the "Black Panther", no. Besides the fact that Kluivert periodically assailed the old injury, the Dutch striker and he was not opposed to disrupt the regime in what was seen repeatedly. Also outside the locker room it was rumored that with the arrival of Patrick's team prevailed not a good psychological atmosphere. Naturally, in such clubs as "Barcelona", the approach to the gameplay to take for granted can not, therefore, in 2004, Patrick Kluivert left the team, and with it - and Spain.

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

In English "Newcastle" the Dutchman was in 28 years - the age when it is still possible to turn upside down. As part of "forty" Kluivert newly created tandem with star striker, this time to finish the game, but they are not less effective, Alan Shearer. Patrick bright debut for his new club, scoring several crucial goals, but soon suffered a recurrence of an old injury again, and forward to the end of the season only rarely began to appear in the starting lineup.

Returning to Spain

Patrick Kluivert did not renew the contract with "Newcastle United" and the summer of 2005 began searching for a new club. Behind it are no longer queued, like ten years ago, so the proposal of the Spanish "Valencia" looked more than tempting. Especially, the Spanish football striker has long been accustomed to, it is here that he won fame and recognition.

Dutch striker has finally put an end to loose way of life, but to start playing again not allowed to injury. Scoring one goal in ten matches per season, Kluivert decided to re-start from the beginning.

New Hope

At the age of thirty and controversial career behind Kluivert returned to their homeland. However, not in the "Ajax" is expected to the public, and the camp principled opponent amsterdamtsev - PSV Eindhoven. Again striker stepped on the same rake: beautiful and strong start gave way to another injury and missing the remainder of the season. By the way, the three balls that Patrick Kluivert held for "red and white", one came just at the "Ajax". What a goal striker did not celebrate, which led to the approval in bolelschitskih camps of both teams. The last attempt to stay afloat and even play football was the French "Lille". For "dogs" the Dutchman played a season and decided to hang up his boots after a relapse.

Footballer Patrick Kluivert: biography and achievements

In the national

The forward played for all the youth and the youth national team, and since 1994, Patrick Kluivert - football team of the Netherlands. His debut came in a friendly match against the Czech Republic and the former striker has scored goals in the selection for Euro-1996 in goal against Ireland.

Benefit performances Kluivert for the national team came in the next European Championship in 2000. Then, as part of the Dutch squad played virtually the entire "Ajax" 1995 sample year, which, without straining, won the Champions League. The national team of the Netherlands at the forum was the third, and he won the race and Patrick scorers and entered in the symbolic team of the tournament by FIFA.

By analogy with the club "success" in the new century in the case of Patrick team went into decline. Netherlands national team sensationally could not be classified in the 2002 World Cup, and the striker very soon lost the competition partner in the national team - Ruud Nistelrooy baths. In 2003, the "Black Panther" played his last match against Ireland, and the striker for the national team is no longer called in 2004.