Patrick Kluivert
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| Birthdate: | July 01, 1976 in Amsterdam |
| Position: | Striker |
| International: | 79(40) caps(goals) |
| Current club: | Retired |
| Former club(s): | Lille OSC (Fra), PSV, Valencia CF (Spa), Newcastle United (Eng), Barcelona FC (Spa), AC Milan (Ita), Ajax, Schellingwoude |
| Kluivert has signed a 3-year contract at Valencia in June 2005. He left England after an unsuccessful spell at the Magpies.
After one unsuccessful season in Spain, the coach showed no interests to put the player in his selection. There was a surprising return of Kluivert to the Netherlands with the transfer to current champions PSV at the end of the transferperiod in August 2006. The 2006-2007 season back at home was characterized by injuries but Kluivert played a set of matches in both Champions League and championship that ended with the Dutch Eredivisie trophee. His contract was not extended because his physical performances were considered to be weak. He has signed a one-year contract at Lille on a free transfer until 2008. His contract in France was not extended at the end of the 2007-08 season. Kluivert says he's not ready to retire and is looking for new opportunities. Meanwhile he is for his coaching course on an internship at AZ with his former Ajax coach Louis van Gaal. | |
| Last update: December 01, 2008 | |