Willem Korsten
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willem Korsten | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Boxtel, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Achilles '29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| N.E.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | N.E.C. | 4 | (0) |
| 1993–1999 | Vitesse Arnhem | 75 | (12) |
| 1999 | → Leeds United (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | (3) |
| 2002 | SCV'58 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Achilles '29 | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 115 | (17) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:11, 30 June 2011 (CET). |
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Willem Korsten (born 21 January 1975 in Boxtel) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger.
Korsten played in the Netherlands for N.E.C. and SBV Vitesse before earning a loan move to Leeds United in the Premier League. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football, scoring twice in games against Everton and Derby County. Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer. However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid in the region of £1.5 million for the player, which was accepted.
Due to injury, Korsten did not make his debut for Tottenham until December 1999 and made only nine appearances in the Premier League in the 1999–2000 season.
The following season he made 13 league appearances, scoring his first Tottenham goal in a 3–1 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield in April 2001. On the final day of the season, he scored two spectacular goals in a 3–1 win over champions Manchester United at White Hart Lane. The match proved to be his last as a professional footballer. In October 2001, due to persistent hip injuries, he was forced to retire at the age of 26.
Korsten returned to his former club, N.E.C., as a coach for its football academy. He played 5 games for Dutch lower amateur side SCV '58 from Velp in their 2002–03 campaign but injuries forced him to quit the team early in the season.
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