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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 |
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!
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