Dennis Bergkamp
Full name:
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp
Born:
Amsterdam, 10 May 1969
Position:
Forward
Height/weight:
183 cm/78 kg
Joined Arsenal:
3 July 1995 (£7,500,000)
Clubs:
Ajax (1986–93)
Internazionale (1993–95)
Arsenal (1995–2006)
First Arsenal appearance:
Premier League vs Middlesbrough, 20 August 1995 (1–1)
Last Arsenal appearance:
Premier League (sub) vs Wigan Athletic, 7 May 2006 (4–2)
International matches:
79 caps (37 goals) for Netherlands
International debut:
26 September 1990 against Italy (0–1)
| |
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Ch.Shld |
Europe |
Total |
| Season |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1995–96 |
33 |
11 |
1 |
- |
7 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
41 |
16 |
| 1996–97 |
28+1 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
33+1 |
14 |
| 1997–98 |
28 |
16 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
40 |
22 |
| 1998–99 |
28+1 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
1 |
39+1 |
16 |
| 1999–00 |
23+5 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
4 |
34+5 |
10 |
| 2000–01 |
19+6 |
3 |
4+1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3+2 |
1 |
26+9 |
5 |
| 2001–02 |
22+11 |
9 |
4+2 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
3+3 |
2 |
30+16 |
14 |
| 2002–03 |
23+6 |
4 |
2+2 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
6+1 |
1 |
32+9 |
7 |
| 2003–04 |
21+7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
4+2 |
- |
29+9 |
5 |
| 2004–05 |
20+9 |
8 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
4 |
- |
29+9 |
8 |
| 2005–06 |
8+16 |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1+3 |
1 |
12+19 |
3 |
| Total |
253+52 |
87 |
34+5 |
14 |
16 |
8 |
5 |
- |
37+11 |
11 |
345+78 |
120 |
My comments
Former Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch didn't have much success at Highbury, but one mustn't
forget that he was responsible for bringing Dutch superstar Dennis Bergkamp to Arsenal
from Italian giants Inter in the summer of 1995. The Italian style of play didn't suit
Bergkamp, but at Highbury the fans (myself included) regard him as one of the greatest
players ever to have wore the red-and-white shirt. What can I say – Bergkamp is
simply a genius! His amazing ball control, vision and understanding of the game makes him
one of the world's greatest players of the last decade. Dennis may not score as many goals
as before, but instead he delivers the passes for other players to score, most notably
during the 2001/02 double-winning season where he was the master behind several of Freddie
Ljungberg's goals. Despite being more of a passer than a scorer, Dennis has managed to
score more than 100 goals in 300 games for Arsenal!
Further reading
Dennis Bergkamp – The Iceman Website
is an excellent site which has a detailed biography
and everything you ever wanted to know about Bergkamp.
