Jan Kromkamp

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Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He manages CSV Apeldoorn.

Full name Jan Kromkamp[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth Makkinga, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
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Jan Kromkamp
Personal information
Full name Jan Kromkamp[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 45)[2]
Place of birth Makkinga, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Right-back[3]
Youth career
AGOVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Go Ahead Eagles 61 (5)
2000–2005 AZ 133 (7)
2005–2006 Villarreal 6 (0)
2006 Liverpool 14 (0)
2006–2011 PSV 68 (2)
2011–2013 Go Ahead Eagles 34 (0)
Total 316 (14)
International career
2004–2006 Netherlands 11 (0)
Managerial career
2020– CSV Apeldoorn
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Kromkamp played a total of 201 games in the Eredivisie and scored eight goals in nine seasons, playing for both AZ and PSV. He also played in England and Spain, and started and finished his career at Go Ahead Eagles.

Kromkamp was included in the Netherlands squad for the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Early years, AZ

Born in Makkinga, Friesland, Kromkamp made his professional debut for Go Ahead Eagles in Eerste Divisie, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 September 1998 in a 3–0 home win against FC Top Oss. He played two full seasons with the team, scoring four goals in 33 games in his second.[citation needed]

Kromkamp moved to the Eredivisie with AZ for the 2000–01 campaign, being a regular first-team starter right away. In his fourth year he appeared in 34 league matches as the Alkmaar side finished fourth, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup and reaching the semifinals in the continental competition.[citation needed]

Villarreal, Liverpool

At the start of the 2005–06 season, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal of Spain. On 29 December 2005, however, the La Liga club agreed on an exchange deal with Liverpool, with Josemi going in the opposite direction.[4][5]

Kromkamp made his debut for the Reds on 7 January 2006, in a 5–3 win over Luton Town in the third round of the FA Cup. During his stint at Anfield, however, he was unable to dislodge Irish international Steve Finnan from the starting lineup, but did make a number of appearances from the bench, most notably in the domestic cup final; he was described as being a fair crosser of the ball with a lack of pace, who had difficulty in stopping opposition wingers getting crosses in.[6]

PSV, later career

Kromkamp played one league game for Liverpool in the 2006–07 season. On 31 August 2006, he was sold to PSV Eindhoven,[7] taking over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer who left for Blackburn Rovers. He appeared in 54 league games in his first two seasons combined, both ending in League championship wins, and also faced former club Liverpool in two UEFA Champions League matches, PSV managing only one draw in four games.[citation needed]

From 2008 to 2010, Kromkamp played rarely due to injuries. On 22 February 2011, he rejoined his first professional team, Go Ahead Eagles – effective as of July – again in the second division.[8]

On 23 June 2013, aged 33, Kromkamp announced his retirement from professional football due to chronic knee problems.[9]

International career

Kromkamp in 2006

Kromkamp was first called up by the Dutch national team under coach Marco van Basten. He won his first cap on 18 August 2004 in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against Sweden and in the following year he established himself as the first-choice right-back.[citation needed]

Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, however, van Basten admitted that he would rather see the player appear more regularly 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 FIFA World Cup squad; in May 2006 the manager announced his final list of 23, which included Kromkamp, although he was not used during the tournament itself.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10][11]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Go Ahead Eagles 1998–99 Eerste Divisie 28100281
1999–2000 33400334
Total 615000000615
AZ Alkmaar 2000–01 Eredivisie 25240292
2001–02 22131252
2002–03 25220272
2003–04 34020360
2004–05 27110120401
Total 1336121120001577
Villarreal 2005–06 La Liga 600050110
Liverpool 2005–06 Premier League 1304000170
2006–07 10000010
Total 1404000180
PSV 2006–07 Eredivisie 280308100391
2007–08 261109010371
2008–09 120202000160
2009–10 20002040
2010–11 00000000
Total 6816021110962
Go Ahead Eagles 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 2603000290
2012–13 802040140
Total 340500040430
Career total 316122713815038614
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International

More information National team, Year ...
Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands 200410
200570
200630
Total110
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Honours

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