Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Vennegoor of Hesselink at a Celtic event in 2006
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Twente | 142 | (59) |
| 2001–2006 | PSV | 157 | (73) |
| 2006–2009 | Celtic | 78 | (34) |
| 2009–2010 | Hull City | 31 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Rapid Wien | 10 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | PSV | 17 | (2) |
| Total | 435 | (173) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Netherlands | 19 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Johannes "Jan" Vennegoor of Hesselink (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑn ˈvɛ.nə.ˌɣoːr ɔf.ˈɦɛ.sə.lɪŋk]; born 7 November 1978) is a Dutch former footballer who last played for PSV Eindhoven. He formerly played for the Netherlands national team as a striker. He played for clubs such as the Dutch Eredivisie's FC Twente and PSV Eindhoven, the Scottish Premier League's Celtic, Hull City of the English Premier League and Rapid Vienna of Austria's Bundesliga.
Born in Oldenzaal, Vennegoor of Hesselink scored 59 league goals for FC Twente 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.
On 24 August 2006, Vennegoor of Hesselink left PSV and signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premier League 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.
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