Dutch football manager (born 1980)
Jan Kromkamp
(born 17 August 1980) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
who played as a
right-back
. He manages
CSV Apeldoorn
.
Kromkamp played a total of 201 games in the
Eredivisie
and scored eight goals in nine seasons, playing for both
AZ
and
PSV
. He also played in England and Spain, and started and finished his career at
Go Ahead Eagles
.
Kromkamp was included in the
Netherlands squad
for the
2006 World Cup
.
Club career
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Early years; AZ
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Born in
Makkinga
,
Friesland
, Kromkamp made his professional debut for
Go Ahead Eagles
in
Eerste Divisie
, his first appearance in the competition being on 12 September 1998 in a 3?0 home win against
FC Top Oss
. He went on to play two full seasons with the team, scoring four goals in 33 games in
his second
.
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Kromkamp moved to the
Eredivisie
with
AZ
for the
2000?01 campaign
, being a regular first-team starter right away. In
his fourth year
he appeared in 34 league matches as the
Alkmaar
side finished fourth, thus
qualifying
for the
UEFA Cup
and going on to reach the semifinals in the continental competition.
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Villarreal; Liverpool
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At the start of the
2005?06
season, Kromkamp signed with
Villarreal
of Spain. On 29 December 2005, however, the
La Liga
club agreed on an exchange deal with
Liverpool
, with
Josemi
going in the opposite direction.
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Kromkamp made his debut for the
Reds
on 7 January 2006, in a 5?3 win over
Luton Town
in the
third round
of the
FA Cup
. During his stint at
Anfield
, however, he was unable to dislodge
Irish
international
Steve Finnan
from the starting lineup, but did make a number of appearances
from the bench
, most notably in the
domestic cup final
; he was described as being a fair crosser of the ball with a lack of pace, who had difficulty in stopping opposition wingers getting crosses in.
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PSV; Late career
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Kromkamp played one league game for Liverpool in the
2006?07 season
. On 31 August 2006, he was sold to
PSV Eindhoven
,
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taking over the number 2 jersey from
Andre Ooijer
who left for
Blackburn Rovers
. He appeared in 54 league games in his first two seasons combined, both ending in League championship wins, and also faced former club Liverpool in two
UEFA Champions League
matches, managing only one draw in four games.
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From 2008 to 2010, Kromkamp featured rarely for the
Eindhoven
side due to injuries. On 22 February 2011, he rejoined his first professional team, Go Ahead Eagles ? effective as of July ? again in the second division.
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On 23 June 2013, aged 33, Kromkamp announced his retirement from professional football due to chronic knee problems.
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International career
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Kromkamp was first called up by the
Dutch national team
under coach
Marco van Basten
, alongside the likes of
Dirk Kuyt
,
Khalid Boulahrouz
,
Romeo Castelen
,
Barry Opdam
,
Hedwiges Maduro
and
Joris Mathijsen
. He won his first
cap
on 18 August 2004 in a 2?2 draw in a
friendly
against
Sweden
and in the following year he established himself as the first-choice
right-back
.
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Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, however, van Basten admitted that he would rather see the player appear more regularly for his club ? labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into van Basten's
2006 FIFA World Cup
squad; in May 2006 the manager announced his final list of 23, which included Kromkamp, although he was not used during the tournament itself.
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Career statistics
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Club
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International
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Netherlands
|
2004
|
1
|
0
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2005
|
7
|
0
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2006
|
3
|
0
|
Total
|
11
|
0
|
Honours
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Liverpool
PSV
References
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External links
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