Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
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Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn ˈvɛnəɣoːr ɔfˈɦɛsəlɪŋk; born 7 November 1978) is a Dutch
footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team
as a striker. He has played for clubs such as the Dutch Eredivisie
's FC Twente
and PSV Eindhoven, the Scottish Premier League
's Celtic FC
, Hull City
(at the time, of the English Premier League) and Rapid Vienna
of Austria
's Bundesliga.
over the course of five seasons. In 2001, he was signed by Eredivisie
-rivals PSV Eindhoven. Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 22 times for PSV during his first season with the club. His second and third seasons at PSV proved less fruitful, with eight and twelve goals, respectively. At the end of the 2003–04 season, he was told he could leave the club, but stayed on and scored 19 goals in 28 matches during the 2004–05 season. He also earned a recall to the national team in March 2005 after an absence of almost five years.
champions Celtic
, with the option of a further year, for a fee of around £3.4 million. He made his debut on 26 August against Hibernian
and scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute. In his next game against Aberdeen
on 9 September, he scored the winner from outside the box in a 1–0 win. He then scored his first European goal for Celtic in the UEFA Champions League
against Manchester United
four days later, scoring the opening goal as United won 3-2. Injuries subsequently curtailed his appearances but he found his form late on, scoring his first hat-trick for the Bhoys against St. Mirren
on 20 January 2007 and a last minute winner against Inverness
the following week, before being sent off with a second yellow card after leaving the field of play to celebrate with the Celtic fans. He ended the season with 18 goals to his name and SPL and Scottish Cup
winners medals as well.
in the Scottish Cup
. He followed that up with a goal against Hearts
on 16 February and then a stunning diving header against Barcelona
four days later to give Celtic a 1–0 lead in the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg at Celtic Park
, although Barcelona won the match 3-2. On 16 April, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored his first Old Firm
goal against Rangers
at Celtic Park in injury-time to give Celtic a 2–1 win. Many saw that goal as the major turning point in Celtic's incredible comeback to win the league. On 22 May, the last day of the season, he scored what proved to be the league-winning goal with a powerful header off a corner kick
against Dundee United
at Tannadice Park
. It was Vennegoor of Hesselink's 20th goal of the season and rounded off another successful year for both player and club, as the big striker and teammate Scott McDonald
struck up an extremely productive partnership, leading most strike pairings in the UK
for almost the entire season, a total of 40 scored by the pair combined in the league alone and 51 in total.
at Celtic Park for kicking out at Rangers' Kirk Broadfoot
. Rangers won the match 4-2. He scored his first goals of the season on against Aberdeen in a 3–2 win over Aberdeen at Parkhead
on 27 September, with his second being a last-minute winner. Vennegoor of Hesselink then went on a long goal drought (mainly due to the fact that he was out injured for over three months) until 4 April 2009, when he scored the final goal of Celtic's 4–0 win against Hamilton Academical
with a simple tap-in. He scored again four days later in another 4–0 victory with another simple tap-in, this time the second against Falkirk
. The big striker made it three goals in three games on 11 April when he scored the opening goal against Hearts
at Tynecastle
with less than 25 seconds on the clock. The game ended 1–1 with Bruno Aguiar
scoring the equaliser for Hearts. It was then four in four when he scored a 43rd minute opener in a 2–0 win at home to Aberdeen on 18 April. He ended the season with a League Cup
winners' medal, after Celtic beat Rangers 2-0 in the final
on 15 March. Although Celtic did not lose any games in which Vennegoor of Hesselink scored in the 2008–09 season, he was released at the end of his contract in July 2009.
. He made his debut for the club against Sunderland
on 12 September when he came on as a substitute for Craig Fagan
.
He scored his first goal for the club with the opening goal in the 2–1 home win against Wigan Athletic
on 3 October 2009.
He also gained another winner with a last minute strike against Stoke
after coming on as a substitute.
His contract with Hull City expired at the end of the 2009/10 season, and as of 1 July 2010 was confirmed as a free agent by officials at Hull City, along with fellow former Dutch national team player, George Boateng
.
as a free agent on a 2 year deal after his contract expired with Hull City. Vennegoor of Hesselink said on the club's official website "I received several interesting offers from European clubs. However, Rapid's offer gave me and my family the best feeling. This club and this city made it an easy decision for me to join Rapid. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in my career".
On 21 October 2010, he scored the first goal to help his side to a 2:0 away win against Bulgaria
n outfit CSKA Sofia in a UEFA Europa League match, snapping a two-game losing streak for the team from Vienna
in the tournament in question.
Vennegoor of Hesselink did not play much games in the 2010-11 season, due to several injuries. After a muscle rupture in May, his season was therefore over. In June, Vennegoor of Hesselink and Rapid Vienna
mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
, Vennegoor of Hesselink trained with the FC Twente
youth team. On October 4, 2011, it was announced that Vennegoor of Hesselink had joined PSV Eindhoven to train with the first team squad. Early November, it was rumoured that Vennegoor of Hesselink would return to the PSV squad on a second spell..
On November 3rd, 2011, it was confirmed that he signed with PSV Eindhoven until the end of the season.
Vennegoor of Hesselink is a squad regular for the Netherlands
. He made his international debut on 11 October 2000 in Rotterdam
in the Netherlands' 2–0 World Cup qualifier defeat against Portugal
, but did not score his first international goal until five years later, in a friendly match against Thailand
on 6 June 2007. Despite his fabulous form in his first season at PSV Eindhoven, Vennegoor of Hesselink missed UEFA Euro 2004, but was included in the Dutch squads to play at the 2006 World Cup
, where he made a late appearance as a substitute in the second-round game against Portugal
, and at UEFA Euro 2008, where he appeared against Romania
. He was not, however, called up for the Oranjes 2010 World Cup
campaign, where the Netherlands finished runners-up to Spain
.
PSV Eindhoven
Celtic
researched his unusual sounding name and found that he was thus named because:
This could be considered as having the same effect as the double-barrelling
of English surnames.
Vennegoor of Hesselink's surname is shortened in EA Sports
' series
of football video games to "Vennegoor of H." and on Konami
's series
of football as "Vennegoor" due to character restrictions. Commentators in the games refer to him almost exclusively as "Vennegoor".
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, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
as a striker. He has played for clubs such as the Dutch 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....
's FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
and PSV Eindhoven, the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
's Celtic FC
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
(at the time, of the English Premier League) and Rapid Vienna
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's Bundesliga.
Twente and PSV
Born in Oldenzaal, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 59 league goals for FC TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
over the course of five seasons. In 2001, he was signed by 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....
-rivals PSV Eindhoven. Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 22 times for PSV during his first season with the club. His second and third seasons at PSV proved less fruitful, with eight and twelve goals, respectively. At the end of the 2003–04 season, he was told he could leave the club, but stayed on and scored 19 goals in 28 matches during the 2004–05 season. He also earned a recall to the national team in March 2005 after an absence of almost five years.
2006-07
On 24 August 2006, Vennegoor of Hesselink left PSV and signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
champions Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
, with the option of a further year, for a fee of around £3.4 million. He made his debut on 26 August against Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
and scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute. In his next game against Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
on 9 September, he scored the winner from outside the box in a 1–0 win. He then scored his first European goal for Celtic 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...
against Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
four days later, scoring the opening goal as United won 3-2. Injuries subsequently curtailed his appearances but he found his form late on, scoring his first hat-trick for the Bhoys against St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
on 20 January 2007 and a last minute winner against Inverness
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
the following week, before being sent off with a second yellow card after leaving the field of play to celebrate with the Celtic fans. He ended the season with 18 goals to his name and SPL and Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
winners medals as well.
2007-08
Vennegoor of Hesselink started the new season well, scoring five goals in his first six league matches. After shaking off injury, he started to find some form and by January his performances improved immensely, delivering a Man of the Match performance and scoring against in a 5–1 thrashing of KilmarnockKilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
in the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
. He followed that up with a goal against Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
on 16 February and then a stunning diving header against Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
four days later to give Celtic a 1–0 lead in the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg at Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which is the home ground of Celtic FC. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford,...
, although Barcelona won the match 3-2. On 16 April, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored his first Old Firm
Old Firm
The Old Firm is a common collective name for the association football clubs Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow, Scotland.The origin of the term is unclear. One theory has it that the expression derives from Celtic's first game in 1888, which was played against Rangers. However, author,...
goal against Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
at Celtic Park in injury-time to give Celtic a 2–1 win. Many saw that goal as the major turning point in Celtic's incredible comeback to win the league. On 22 May, the last day of the season, he scored what proved to be the league-winning goal with a powerful header off a corner kick
Corner kick
A corner kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football. It was first devised in Sheffield under the Sheffield Rules 1867...
against Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
at Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park
Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. The stadium is home of Dundee United F.C. and has a capacity of 14,209.-Early days :...
. It was Vennegoor of Hesselink's 20th goal of the season and rounded off another successful year for both player and club, as the big striker and teammate Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald
Scott Douglas McDonald is an Australian football player who currently plays as a striker for English Championship side Middlesbrough and the Australian national team. Scott McDonald is of Scottish heritage.-Early career:...
struck up an extremely productive partnership, leading most strike pairings in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
for almost the entire season, a total of 40 scored by the pair combined in the league alone and 51 in total.
2008-09
The 2008-09 season started slowly for Vennegoor of Hesselink. On 31 August, just three minutes after coming on as a substitute, he was sent off against RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
at Celtic Park for kicking out at Rangers' Kirk Broadfoot
Kirk Broadfoot
Kirk Broadfoot is a Scottish professional association football player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. He has played mainly as a centre back during his career but has been playing regularly as a right back and sometimes as a left back...
. Rangers won the match 4-2. He scored his first goals of the season on against Aberdeen in a 3–2 win over Aberdeen at Parkhead
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which is the home ground of Celtic FC. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford,...
on 27 September, with his second being a last-minute winner. Vennegoor of Hesselink then went on a long goal drought (mainly due to the fact that he was out injured for over three months) until 4 April 2009, when he scored the final goal of Celtic's 4–0 win against Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
with a simple tap-in. He scored again four days later in another 4–0 victory with another simple tap-in, this time the second against Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
. The big striker made it three goals in three games on 11 April when he scored the opening goal against Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
at Tynecastle
Tynecastle Stadium
Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in the Gorgie area of Edinburgh, Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Hearts. Tynecastle has a seating capacity of 17,420, which makes it the seventh largest football stadium in Scotland...
with less than 25 seconds on the clock. The game ended 1–1 with Bruno Aguiar
Bruno Aguiar
Bruno João Morais Aguiar is a Portuguese footballer who plays for AC Omonia in Cyprus, as a central midfielder.After an unsuccessful spell with Benfica, although he contributed to the team's first Primeira Liga title in over one decade, he left the club in 2005, going on to play professionally in...
scoring the equaliser for Hearts. It was then four in four when he scored a 43rd minute opener in a 2–0 win at home to Aberdeen on 18 April. He ended the season with a League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
winners' medal, after Celtic beat Rangers 2-0 in the final
2009 Scottish League Cup Final
The 2009 Scottish League Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Scottish League Cup, the 62nd season of the Scottish League Cup. The match was played at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 15 March 2009, and was won by Celtic, who beat Old Firm rivals and Cup holders, Rangers, 2-0 after extra...
on 15 March. Although Celtic did not lose any games in which Vennegoor of Hesselink scored in the 2008–09 season, he was released at the end of his contract in July 2009.
Hull City
On 3 September 2009, Vennegoor of Hesselink signed a two-year contract with Premier League club Hull CityHull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
. He made his debut for the club against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
on 12 September when he came on as a substitute for Craig Fagan
Craig Fagan
Craig Anthony Fagan is an English footballer who plays for Bradford City. He can play as a forward or on the wing.-Early career:Fagan began his football career as an under-nine with Birmingham City...
.
He scored his first goal for the club with the opening goal in the 2–1 home win against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
on 3 October 2009.
He also gained another winner with a last minute strike against Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
after coming on as a substitute.
His contract with Hull City expired at the end of the 2009/10 season, and as of 1 July 2010 was confirmed as a free agent by officials at Hull City, along with fellow former Dutch national team player, George Boateng
George Boateng
George Boateng is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest in The Championship.-Club career:...
.
Rapid Vienna
On 30 August 2010, Vennegoor of Hesselink joined Rapid ViennaSK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
as a free agent on a 2 year deal after his contract expired with Hull City. Vennegoor of Hesselink said on the club's official website "I received several interesting offers from European clubs. However, Rapid's offer gave me and my family the best feeling. This club and this city made it an easy decision for me to join Rapid. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in my career".
On 21 October 2010, he scored the first goal to help his side to a 2:0 away win against Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n outfit CSKA Sofia in a UEFA Europa League match, snapping a two-game losing streak for the team from Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
in the tournament in question.
Vennegoor of Hesselink did not play much games in the 2010-11 season, due to several injuries. After a muscle rupture in May, his season was therefore over. In June, Vennegoor of Hesselink and Rapid Vienna
SK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
PSV
After his departure from Rapid ViennaSK Rapid Wien
The Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
, Vennegoor of Hesselink trained with the FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
youth team. On October 4, 2011, it was announced that Vennegoor of Hesselink had joined PSV Eindhoven to train with the first team squad. Early November, it was rumoured that Vennegoor of Hesselink would return to the PSV squad on a second spell..
On November 3rd, 2011, it was confirmed that he signed with PSV Eindhoven until the end of the season.
International career
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
. He made his international debut on 11 October 2000 in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in the Netherlands' 2–0 World Cup qualifier defeat against Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, but did not score his first international goal until five years later, in a friendly match against Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
on 6 June 2007. Despite his fabulous form in his first season at PSV Eindhoven, Vennegoor of Hesselink missed UEFA Euro 2004, but was included in the Dutch squads to play at the 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...
, where he made a late appearance as a substitute in the second-round game against Portugal
Portugal national football team
The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...
, and at UEFA Euro 2008, where he appeared against Romania
Romania national football team
The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...
. He was not, however, called up for the Oranjes 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
campaign, where the Netherlands finished runners-up to Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
.
International goals
- Scores and results list Netherlands goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 6 June 2007 Bangkok BangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
3–1 Friendly match 2. 6 February 2008 Split Split (city)Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
, CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
3–0 Friendly match 3. 26 March 2008 Vienna ViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
4–3 Friendly match
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| FC Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... |
1996-97 Eredivisie 1996-97 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 RKC and NEC both remained in the eredivisie after winning promotion/relegation play-offs.-Relegation play-offs:... |
12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1997-98 Eredivisie 1997-98 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax also won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, just like finalists PSV. sc Heerenveen, the winner of the third place match,... |
28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1998-99 Eredivisie 1998-99 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup... |
34 | 21 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 39 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1999-00 Eredivisie 1999-00 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1999/2000 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 MVV and Cambuur both relegated after losing their promotion/relegation play-offs.-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
34 | 19 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 37 | 24 | ||||||||
| 2000-01 Eredivisie 2000-01 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 Fortuna Sittard and Sparta both remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs.... |
34 | 15 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | 42 | 23 | ||||||||
| Total | 142 | 59 | 23 | 16 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 169 | 76 | |
| PSV | 2001-02 Eredivisie 2001-02 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax alson won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists FC Utrecht could play in the UEFA Cup... |
34 | 22 | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 42 | 23 | ||||||||
| 2002-03 Eredivisie 2002-03 The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 FC Zwolle remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs... |
32 | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2003-04 Eredivisie 2003-04 The 2003-2004 season of the Dutch Eredivisie began in August 2003 and ended in May 2004. The title was won by Ajax.- League standings :- Topscorers :- Relegation playoffs :- Match table :- References :* *... |
30 | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 39 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2004-05 Eredivisie 2004-05 The 2004-05 season of the Eredivisie started on August 13, 2004 and ended on May 22, 2005. The title was won by PSV. FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.-Promoted teams:... |
28 | 19 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 40 | 21 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 32 | 11 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 39 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 157 | 73 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 6 | 237 | 85 | |
| Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
2006–07 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 18 |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 20 | |
| 2008–09 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Total | 78 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 108 | 44 | |
| Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
2009–10 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Total | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Rapid Wien | 2010–11 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga The 2010–11 Austrian Football Bundesliga is the 99th season of top-tier football in Austria. The competition was officially called tipp3-Bundesliga powered by T-Mobile, named after the Austrian betting company tipp3 and the Austrian branch of German mobile phone company T-Mobile. The season began... |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||
| Total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| PSV | 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 421 | 171 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 10 | 523 | 206 | |
Honours
FC TwenteFC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
- KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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...
: 2001
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....
: 2003Eredivisie 2002-03The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup. 2 FC Zwolle remained in the eredivisie after winning their promotion/relegation play-offs...
, 2005Eredivisie 2004-05The 2004-05 season of the Eredivisie started on August 13, 2004 and ended on May 22, 2005. The title was won by PSV. FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.-Promoted teams:...
, 2006 - KNVB CupKNVB CupThe 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...
: 2005 - Johan Cruijff-schaalJohan Cruijff-schaalThe Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...
: 2001, 2003 - Peace CupPeace Cupthumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
: 20032003 Peace CupThe 2003 Peace Cup football tournament took place between July 15-22, 2003 in South Korea featuring eight teams from around the world split into 2 groups with the winner from each group then playing each other in the final...
Celtic
- Scottish Premier LeagueScottish Premier LeagueThe Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
: 2007Scottish Premier League 2006-07The 2006–07 Scottish Premier League season was the ninth season of the Scottish Premier League. It began on July 29, 2006.The league champions, Celtic and runners-up, Rangers, qualified for the UEFA Champions League on the return of Walter Smith as manager following a brief and disastrous...
, 2008Scottish Premier League 2007-08The 2007–08 Scottish Premier League season was the tenth season of the Scottish Premier League. It began on 4 August 2007 and was originally due to end on 18 May 2008... - Scottish CupScottish CupThe Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
: 2007Scottish Cup 2006-07The 2006–07 Scottish Cup was the 122nd staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennent's Scottish Cup. The competition was won by Celtic after defeating Dunfermline Athletic in the final.Dunfermline Athletic reached the... - Scottish League CupScottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
: 2009Scottish League Cup 2008-09The 2008–09 Scottish League Cup was the 63rd season of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-operative Insurance Cup...
Name
British newspaper The GuardianThe Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
researched his unusual sounding name and found that he was thus named because:
...way back in the 17th century, two farming families in the Enschede area of Holland intermarried. Both the Vennegoor and Hesselink names carried equal social weight, and so - rather than choose between them - they chose to use both. 'Of' in Dutch actually translates to 'or', which would mean that a strict translation of his name would read Jan Vennegoor or Hesselink.
This could be considered as having the same effect as the double-barrelling
Double-barrelled name
In English speaking and some other Western countries, a double-barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen and is also known as a hyphenated name. An example of a hyphenated double-barrelled surname is Bowes-Lyon; an example of an unhyphenated...
of English surnames.
Vennegoor of Hesselink's surname is shortened in EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
' series
FIFA Series
FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label...
of football video games to "Vennegoor of H." and on Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's series
Pro Evolution Soccer
Pro Evolution Soccer is a series of football video game developed and published by Konami...
of football as "Vennegoor" due to character restrictions. Commentators in the games refer to him almost exclusively as "Vennegoor".