Dennis Bergkamp

Dutch association football player

Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnəz ˈbɛr(ə)xkɑmp]  ( listen); born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who was most recently the Assistant manager of Ajax.

Dennis Bergkamp
Personal information
Full name Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp
Date of birth (1969-05-10) 10 May 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker (retired)
Youth career
1981–1986 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1993 Ajax 185 (103)
1993–1995 Inter Milan 52 (11)
1995–2006 Arsenal 315 (87)
Total 552 (201)
National team
1989 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
1990–2000 Netherlands 79 (37)
Teams managed
2011–2017 Ajax (assistant)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium & Netherlands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bergkamp was named in FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers made by Brazilian retired footballer Pelé.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1986–87 Eredivisie 14 2 5 0 4 0 23 2
1987–88 Eredivisie 25 5 1 0 6 1 32 6
1988–89 Eredivisie 30 13 3 3 1 0 34 16
1989–90 Eredivisie 25 8 2 1 1 0 28 9
1990–91 Eredivisie 33 25 3 1 36 26
1991–92 Eredivisie 30 24 3 0 11 6 44 30
1992–93 Eredivisie 28 26 4 4 8 3 40 33
Total 185 103 21 9 31 10 237 122
Inter Milan 1993–94 Serie A 31 8 6 2[4] 11 8 48 18
1994–95 Serie A 21 3 3 0 2 1 26 4
Total 52 11 9 2 13 9 74 22
Arsenal 1995–96 Premier League 33 11 8 5 41 16
1996–97 Premier League 29 12 4 2 1 0 34 14
1997–98 Premier League 28 16 11 5 1 1 40 22
1998–99 Premier League 29 12 8 3 3 1 40 16
1999–2000 Premier League 28 6 0 0 11 4 39 10
2000–01 Premier League 25 3 5 1 5 1 35 5
2001–02 Premier League 33 9 6 2 7 3 46 14
2002–03 Premier League 29 4 7 1 5 2 41 7
2003–04 Premier League 28 4 4 1 6 0 38 5
2004–05 Premier League 29 8 5 0 4 0 38 8
2005–06 Premier League 24 2 3 0 4 1 31 3
Total 315 87 61 20 47 13 423 120
Career total 552 201 91 32 91 32 734 264

Includes cup competitions: the KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, Football League Cup and FA Cup. Super Cups such as the FA Community Shield are not included.

International

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Bergkamp before an international match in 1996
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1990 4 3
1991 5 2
1992 11 7
1993 6 4
1994 11 6
1995 5 1
1996 10 6
1997 5 4
1998 9 3
1999 5 1
2000 8 0
Total 79 37
Scores and results list Netherlands goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bergkamp goal.[6]
List of international goals scored by Dennis Bergkamp
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 November 1990 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Greece 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
2 19 December 1990 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta   Malta 5–0 8–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
3 7–0
4 11 September 1991 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Poland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
5 4 December 1991 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece   Greece 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
6 27 May 1992 Trendwork Arena, Sittard, Netherlands   Austria 2–0 3–2 Friendly
7 12 June 1992 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Scotland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 1992
8 18 June 1992 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Germany 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 1992
9 22 June 1992 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden   Denmark 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 1992
10 9 September 1992 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Italy 1–0 3–2 Friendly
11 2–0
12 23 September 1992 Ullevaal, Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–1 1–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 28 April 1993 Wembley Stadium, London, England   England 1–2 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 13 October 1993 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   England 2–0 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
15 17 November 1993 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland   Poland 1–0 3–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 2–1
17 1 June 1994 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Hungary 1–1 7–1 Friendly
18 7–1
19 12 June 1994 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada   Canada 1–0 3–0 Friendly
20 29 June 1994 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States   Morocco 1–0 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup
21 4 July 1994 Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States   Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
22 9 July 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States   Brazil 1–2 2–3 1994 FIFA World Cup
23 29 March 1995 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Malta 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
24 4 June 1996 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Republic of Ireland 1–1 3–1 Friendly
25 13 June 1996 Villa Park, Birmingham, England   Switzerland 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996
26 9 November 1996 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands   Wales 1–0 7–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
27 6–0
28 7–1
29 12 December 1996 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Belgium 1–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 26 February 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris, France   France 1–0 1–2 Friendly
31 30 April 1997 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 1–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
32 6–0
33 6 September 1997 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Belgium 3–1 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 20 June 1998 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France   South Korea 3–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup
35 29 June 1998 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse, France   Yugoslavia 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
36 4 July 1998 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France   Argentina 2–1 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup
37 9 October 1999 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands   Brazil 1–0 2–2 Friendly

Honours

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Ajax

Inter Milan

Arsenal

Individual

 
Bergkamp statue outside the Emirates Stadium

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