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Patrick Kluivert

Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert in suit (2).JPG
Kluivert in 2008 in Lille
Personal information
Full name Patrick Stephan Kluivert
Date of birth (1976-07-01) 1 July 1976 (age 40)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
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.


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