Dennis Bergkamp
Bergkamp at the unveiling of his statue at the Emirates Stadium on 22 February 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Ajax (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1986 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1993 | Ajax | 185 | (103) |
| 1993–1995 | Internazionale | 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– | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnəs ˈbɛrxkɑmp]; born 10 May 1969) is a former Dutch professional footballer, who is the assistant manager at Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry.
The son of an electrician, Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by Ajax at age 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Good form led to an international call-up a year later, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Internazionale in 1993, where he had two disappointing seasons. After joining Arsenal in 1995, he rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup trophies, and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, which marked his last appearance as a player. With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes's record to become the country's top goalscorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by Patrick Kluivert, Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
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