Kluivert in 2008 in Lille
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick Stephan Kluivert | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Paris Saint-Germain (director of football) | ||
Youth career | |||
1983–1984 | Schellingwoude | ||
1984–1994 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | Ajax | 70 | (39) |
1997–1998 | Milan | 27 | (6) |
1998–2004 | Barcelona | 182 | (90) |
2004–2005 | Newcastle United | 25 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Valencia | 10 | (1) |
2006–2007 | PSV | 16 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Lille | 12 | (4) |
Total | 343 | (149) | |
National team | |||
1990–1991 | Netherlands U16 | 2 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Netherlands U17 | 10 | (2) |
1992 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (2) |
1992–1994 | Netherlands U19 | 20 | (6) |
1994–2004 | Netherlands | 79 | (40) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2010 | AZ (assistant) | ||
2010 | Brisbane Roar (assistant) | ||
2010–2011 | NEC (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Jong FC Twente | ||
2012–2014 | Netherlands (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Curaçao | ||
2016 | Ajax A1 (youth) | ||
2016– | Paris Saint-Germain (director of football) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Patrick Stephan Kluivert ([ˈpɛtrɪk ˈklœy̯vərt]; born 1 July 1976) is a former Dutch footballer and coach, and the current director of football for Paris Saint-Germain in France. He played as a striker for Ajax, Milan, FC Barcelona, Newcastle United, Valencia, PSV, and Lille throughout his career.
He was already part of Ajax's Golden Generation of the 1990s at the age of 18, scoring the winner in the 1995 UEFA Champions League Final. He spent six years with Spanish club Barcelona where he formed a successful partnership with Rivaldo, where both won the Spanish La Liga championship of 1999 and Kluivert scored 124 goals from 249 appearances in all.
Kluivert played for the Dutch national team from 1994 to 2004. With 40 goals in 79 appearances, he is the third highest top goalscorer for Ons Oranje. He played in three European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and was joint top scorer at Euro 2000 where upon the scoresheet he tallied a total of 5 times. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by Pelé as part of FIFA's centenary observances.