Jan Kromkamp

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Jan Kromkamp
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Personal information
Full name Jan Kromkamp[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Makkinga, Netherlands
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Position(s) Right back
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 (1)
2011–2013 Go Ahead Eagles 34 (0)
Total 316 (13)
International career
2004–2006 Netherlands 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Kromkamp (born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right back.

He amassed Eredivisie totals of 201 games and eight goals over the course of nine seasons, in representation of AZ and PSV. He also competed professionally in England and Spain, and started and finished his career at Go Ahead Eagles.

Kromkamp appeared for the Netherlands at the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Early years / AZ

Born in Makkinga, Friesland, Kromkamp made his professional debuts 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 went on to play two full seasons with the team, scoring four goals in 33 games in his second.

Kromkamp moved to the Eredivisie with AZ for the 2000–01 campaign, being a regular first-team unit from the start. In his fourth year he appeared in 34 league matches as the Alkmaar side finished fourth, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup and going on to reach the semifinals in the continental competition.

Villarreal / Liverpool

At the start of 2005–06, Kromkamp signed with Villarreal CF 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.[2][3]

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 short career at Anfield, however, he was unable to dislodge Irish international Steve Finnan from his starting position, 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 with a lack of pace, who had difficulty in stopping opposition wingers getting crosses in.[4]

PSV / Late career

Kromkamp still played one league game for Liverpool in the 2006–07 season. On 31 August 2006, however, he was sold to PSV Eindhoven,[5] taking over the number 2 jersey from André Ooijer who left to Blackburn Rovers. He appeared in 54 league games in his first two seasons combined, both ending in national championship conquest, and also faced former club Liverpool in two UEFA Champions League editions, only managing one draw in four games.

From 2008 to 2010, Kromkamp featured rarely for the Eindhoven side due to injuries. On 22 February 2011 he signed with his first professional team, Go Ahead Eagles – effective as of July – again in the second division.[6]

On 23 June 2013, aged 33, Kromkamp announced his retirement from professional football due to chronic knee problems.[7]

International career

Kromkamp was introduced into the Dutch national team by newly appointed coach Marco van Basten, alongside the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Khalid Boulahrouz, Romeo Castelen, Barry Opdam, Hedwiges Maduro and Joris Mathijsen. He won his first cap on 18 August 2004 in a 2–2 friendly draw against Sweden and, in the following year, he continued to be the first-choice right back.

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.

Statistics

Club

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Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
1998–99 Go Ahead Eagles Eerste Divisie 28 1 0 0 – – 28 1
1999–00 33 4 0 0 – – 33 4
2000–01 AZ Eredivisie 25 2 4 0 – – 29 2
2001–02 22 1 3 1 – – 25 2
2002–03 25 2 2 0 – – 27 2
2003–04 34 0 2 0 – – 36 0
2004–05 27 1 1 0 12 0 – 40 1
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
2005–06 Villarreal La Liga 6 0 0 0 5 0 – 11 0
England League FA Cup Europe Other Total
2005–06 Liverpool Premier League 13 0 4 0 0 0 – 17 0
2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2006–07 PSV Eredivisie 28 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 39 1
2007–08 26 1 1 0 9 0 1 0 37 1
2008–09 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
2009–10 2 0 0 0 2 0 – 4 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2011–12 Go Ahead Eagles Eerste Divisie 26 0 3 0 – 0 0 29 0
2012–13 8 0 2 0 – 4 0 14 0
Totals Netherlands 296 12 23 1 33 1 5 0 357 14
Spain 6 0 0 0 5 0 – 11 0
England 14 0 4 0 0 0 – 18 0
Career totals 316 12 27 1 38 1 5 0 386 14

International

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Netherlands
Year Apps Goals
2004 1 0
2005 7 0
2006 3 0
Total 11 0

Honours

Liverpool
PSV

References

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