Jan Kromkamp
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Jan Kromkamp is a Dutch
footballer
. He currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles
.
on September 18, 1998.
He then moved to AZ Alkmaar and was the first choice at right full back.
In the 2004–05 season he was part of the successful AZ team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup
and finished third in the Dutch League
.
At the start of the 2005–06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF
of Spain
. On December 29, 2005, Villarreal agreed on a deal with Liverpool to exchange Josemi
for Kromkamp.
. He absoluty loves Kebabs and eating Glue
.
in the FA Cup
third round on January 7, 2006.
During his short career with Liverpool, Kromkamp found himself unable to displace Irish international Steve Finnan
, although he did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the 2006 FA Cup Final
.
campaign for Liverpool, but was sold to PSV Eindhoven on August 31 2006, where he took over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer
, who was sold to . He made a couple of appearances for PSV against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League
, but never tasted victory over them, with 1 draw and 3 defeats.
, where he began his professional career, in the 2011-12 season.
, Khalid Boulahrouz
, Romeo Castelen
, Barry Opdam
, Hedwiges Maduro
and Joris Mathijsen). He won his first cap on August 18, 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Sweden. In the following year, he continued to be the first choice at right full back in the national team.
Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, Dutch coach Marco van Basten admitted that he would rather see Kromkamp play more regular games for his club – labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into Van Basten's 2006 World Cup
squad. In May 2006, Van Basten announced his squad which included a place for Kromkamp, although he was not used in a single match during the tournament itself.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. He currently plays for Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
.
Early career
Kromkamp made his professional debut for Dutch side Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
on September 18, 1998.
He then moved to AZ Alkmaar and was the first choice at right full back.
In the 2004–05 season he was part of the successful AZ team that reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
and finished third in the Dutch League
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
.
At the start of the 2005–06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. On December 29, 2005, Villarreal agreed on a deal with Liverpool to exchange Josemi
Josemi
José Miguel González Rey, aka Josemi , is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena in Segunda División. Predominantly a right back, he also can play as a central defender.-Early career:...
for Kromkamp.
Personal Life
Kromkamp was born in Makkinga, Netherlands. He has a passion for scarfs and fur coats. His favorite footballer of all time is Sebastián CoatesSebastián Coates
Sebastián Coates Nion is a Uruguayan football player who plays for Liverpool. Uruguayan fans call him Luganito or Little Lugano.-Early life:Coates was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, to a Scottish father and Uruguayan mother....
. He absoluty loves Kebabs and eating Glue
Glue
This is a list of various types of glue. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive....
.
Liverpool
Kromkamp made his debut for the Reds in their 5–3 victory over Luton TownLuton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
third round on January 7, 2006.
During his short career with Liverpool, Kromkamp found himself unable to displace Irish international Steve Finnan
Steve Finnan
Stephen John "Steve" Finnan is a retired Irish international footballer who played as a right back. He is the only player to have played in the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, all four levels of the English league football and the Football Conference.-Early career:Finnan was born in...
, although he did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the 2006 FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final 2006
The 2006 FA Cup Final was the final and deciding match of the 2005-06 FA Cup. It took place on 13 May 2006 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the last FA Cup Final to be held there, as the new Wembley Stadium finished completion. The match saw the 2001 cup winners Liverpool beat London club West...
.
PSV
He was involved in the start of the 2006–072006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
campaign for Liverpool, but was sold to PSV Eindhoven on August 31 2006, where he took over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer
André Ooijer
André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...
, who was sold to . He made a couple of appearances for PSV against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, but never tasted victory over them, with 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Go Ahead Eagles
On 22 February 2011, he signed a contract to play for Go Ahead EaglesGo Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
, where he began his professional career, in the 2011-12 season.
International career
Kromkamp belongs to a new crop of Dutch players who have been brought into the Dutch national team by coach Marco van Basten (Contemporaries include Dirk KuytDirk Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team....
, Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
, Romeo Castelen
Romeo Castelen
Romeo Castelen is a Dutch footballer who plays for Hamburger SV in Germany, as a right winger.-Den Haag:Castelen started his professional career with ADO Den Haag, playing two full seasons in the second division...
, Barry Opdam
Barry Opdam
Barry Opdam is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Volendam as a central defender.-Club career:...
, Hedwiges Maduro
Hedwiges Maduro
Hedwiges Martinez-Maduro is a Dutch footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain.Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder, where he started his career at Ajax Amsterdam.-Ajax:...
and Joris Mathijsen). He won his first cap on August 18, 2004 in a 2–2 draw against Sweden. In the following year, he continued to be the first choice at right full back in the national team.
Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, Dutch coach Marco van Basten admitted that he would rather see Kromkamp play more regular games for his club – labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into Van Basten's 2006 World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
squad. In May 2006, Van Basten announced his squad which included a place for Kromkamp, although he was not used in a single match during the tournament itself.
Statistics
| Club | Season |  EredivisieEredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
Dutch Cup | --------- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| PSV | 2008–09 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Club | Season |  PremiershipFA Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier... |
FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Club | Season |  Primera DivLa Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
Spanish Cup Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
--------- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| Club | Season | Eredivisie Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA.... |
Dutch Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... |
--------- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2004–05 | 27 | 1 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | ? | ? | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||
| Club | Season | Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium... |
Dutch Cup KNVB Cup The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup... |
--------- | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... |
1999-00 | 33 | 4 | ? | ? | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 28 | 1 | ? | ? | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 214 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 11 | |
Honours
- LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
: 2006FA Cup 2005-06The FA Cup 2005-06 was the 125th staging of the world's oldest football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup.The competition began on August 20, 2005, with the lowest-ranked of the 674 entrants competing in the Extra Preliminary round...
- FA Cup
- PSV Eindhoven
- EredivisieEredivisieThe Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
: 2007, 2008Eredivisie 2007-08The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....
- Eredivisie