Boudewijn Zenden

Boudewijn Zenden

Zenden in 2005, playing for Liverpool
Personal information
Full name Boudewijn Zenden
Date of birth (1976-08-15) 15 August 1976
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987 MVV
1987–1993 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 PSV 112 (32)
1998–2001 Barcelona 64 (2)
2001–2004 Chelsea 43 (4)
2003–2004 → Middlesbrough (loan) 31 (4)
2004–2005 Middlesbrough 36 (5)
2005–2007 Liverpool 23 (2)
2007–2009 Marseille 54 (6)
2009–2011 Sunderland 47 (4)
Total 410 (59)
National team
1997–2004 Netherlands 54 (7)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Chelsea (assistant manager)
2013– Jong PSV (assistant manager)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʌu̯dəˌʋɛi̯n ˈzɛndə(n)]; born 15 August 1976) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder.

Named the 1997 Dutch Football Talent of the Year, he played for four teams in the Premier League, totalling 180 games and 19 goals in England's top division. He also played in the highest leagues in the Netherlands, Spain and France, for PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona and Marseille respectively. Internationally, Zenden earned 54 caps and scored seven goals for the Netherlands, whom he represented at two European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

He served as the interim assistant manager to Rafael Benítez at Chelsea during the 2012–13 season. He is currently Darije Kalezic's assistant at Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie.

Early life

Zenden's father Pierre Zenden is a former judoka, who worked as a sports broadcaster for the public NOS broadcasting system from 1968 to 2005.[2] Zenden played football and was also competitive in judo as a child. In 1985 Dutch club MVV Maastricht signed Zenden after watching him play for amateur club Leonidas. Two years later Zenden joined the youth academy of PSV Eindhoven.[3]

He earned his judo black belt by the age of 14[4] and was three times judo champion of his home province of Limburg.[5] Zenden has been a strict vegetarian since the age of 19.[6]

Club career

PSV

As his career developed at PSV Eindhoven, Zenden made the left wing position his own, displacing Peter Hoekstra and finally becoming a firm member of the starting line-up after the departure of Dutch national team player Jan Wouters. Zenden was an important part of the PSV team that won the Dutch Eredivisie league championship in 1997, and he received the 1997 "Dutch Talent of the Year" award.[3] After another season at PSV, in which he scored 12 goals in 23 games, he moved to Spanish club Barcelona in 1998.

Barcelona

At Barcelona he became part of a large contingent of Dutch players under Barcelona's Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. He found his first-team opportunities at Barcelona limited by the form of fellow Dutchman Marc Overmars, who played in Zenden's favoured left wing position for both club and country. Instead, Zenden was deployed as a left wingback, a defensive role which he took on successfully, as he displaced Spanish international and local favourite Sergi Barjuán.[7] He helped Barcelona win the 1998–99 La Liga championship, and in the 1999–2000 season, he scored his only three goals for the club. However, after Van Gaal's resignation as coach in 2000, first team appearances became more scarce for Zenden. At the end of the 2000–2001 season, English club Chelsea bought him for £7.5 million.[8]

Chelsea

In his three years at Chelsea, Zenden played in the 2002 FA Cup Final, a 2–0 defeat by Arsenal, however he struggled to maintain a constant place in the starting line-up mainly due to persistent injuries.[9]

Middlesbrough

He was loaned out to Middlesbrough for the 2003–2004 season. Here he found playing success, as he scored the winning goal in the 2004 League Cup final against Bolton Wanderers to secure Middlesbrough their first major trophy in club history. When his contract with Chelsea expired in the summer 2004, he moved to Middlesbrough on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract for the 2004–2005 season.[10] He was deployed in a central midfield position, where he played 36 of 38 league games, scoring 5 goals in the process, and was voted the Middlesbrough fans' 2005 Player of the Year.[8] However, it would be his last for Middlesbrough, as he left in the summer of 2005 when his contract ran out.

Liverpool

Zenden joined newly crowned UEFA Champions League champions Liverpool on 4 July 2005. He started his Liverpool career being used regularly as a left midfielder, and was in the starting line-up as Liverpool won the 2005 European Super Cup. He suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury in his right knee in December 2005,[11] which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[8] He recovered for the start of the 2006–2007 season, and was part of the Liverpool team that won the 2006 Community Shield. After the departure of German central midfielder Dietmar Hamann in the summer of 2006, Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez indicated that he saw Zenden as an option in the central midfield.[12]

Zenden suffered a further knee injury playing against Manchester City on 25 November 2006, and has recovered since undergoing surgery.[13]

Zenden played in both legs of Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, scoring Liverpool's first penalty in the penalty shootout at the end of the second leg, which Liverpool won 4–1. He went on to start in the final, which Liverpool lost to AC Milan. Zenden scored twice during his spell at Liverpool with goals against West Ham[14] and Portsmouth[15] in the league.

Marseille

On 24 May 2007, it was announced by Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez that Zenden's contract would not be renewed and that he was allowed to talk to other clubs,[16] and on 6 July 2007, Zenden signed a two-year contract with Olympique Marseille. Zenden made his competitive debut for Marseille on 11 August 2007, starting and eventually being substituted in a 0–0 stalemate with Rennes.[17] At Marseille, Zenden struggled for regular football. In the 2008–09 Ligue 1 season he featured 13 times (predominately as a substitute) scoring three goals.

Zenden in 2010

After being released, Zenden revealed that he wanted to end his career in England, with Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth interested in the player. In October 2009, he went to Sunderland on trial. He signed after hugely impressing Sunderland manager Steve Bruce.[18]

Sunderland

On 16 October 2009, it was announced that Zenden had signed a contract with Sunderland tying him down until the end of the 2009–10 season.[19] Zenden signed in time to make his debut against former club Liverpool and he did an excellent job helping Sunderland to retain their one-goal lead after coming on as a substitute for the injured Lee Cattermole.[20] His Sunderland career often saw him play as a substitute without starting any matches and he had suffered an injury in between, but after recovery he was named in the squad to face his old club Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 16 January 2010, and within less than 10 minutes of coming on as a second-half substitute he scored his first goal for the club, a fine half-volley to reduce his team's deficit to 5–1, having been 4–0 down at half-time. The Black Cats eventually succumbed to a 7–2 defeat.[21] On 3 April 2010, Zenden scored his second goal for Sunderland, a left-footed volley in a 3–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light.[22]

On 17 May 2010, Zenden signed a new one-year contract at the club.[23] Zenden's first start of the season came in Sunderland's 0–0 draw with Manchester United, where he hit the post. Zenden became a YouTube hit after celebrating a goal with Asamoah Gyan in Sunderland's 3–0 victory at Chelsea. Zenden notched his first of the season against Bolton Wanderers in a 2–1 away win, on 7 May, which he dedicated to his ill father.[24] Following the match, manager Steve Bruce confirmed Zenden would be offered a new contract at the club.[25] However, Zenden revealed he would quit the club at the end of the season to prolong his career.[26] On 22 May 2011, his last game for Sunderland, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 win over relegated West Ham on the final day of the 2010–11 season.

Managerial career

Chelsea

On 22 November 2012, Zenden replaced Eddie Newton as ex-club Chelsea's new assistant manager when Rafa Benitez took over as manager.[27]

International career

Zenden made his debut for the Dutch national team in a 1998 World Cup qualification match against San Marino on 30 April 1997. He was included in the starting formation, and played the entire game as the Netherlands won 6–0.[28] He was called up to represent the Netherlands at the 1998 World Cup in France, where Zenden started the tournament as a substitute. Coming on twice as a substitute, he was selected to start in the semi-final loss to Brazil. He was once more selected to play in the third placing playoff against Croatia, where he scored a goal after a solo run and a powerful long-range shot.[29] After scoring, he attempted to celebrate with an acrobatic somersault, but failed, throwing himself head first to the ground.[3]

It was during the run-up to Euro 2000 that he gained acclaim, with the tournament itself providing the platform some of his finest performances. His raw pace and acceleration down the flank, coupled with his ability to function both as a wing-forward and as a wing-back made him a versatile player to have in the squad. His man-of-the-match performance in a friendly against Germany at the turn of the millennium cemented his position in the national team—he set up the opening goal for Patrick Kluivert, then added his own name to the scoresheet with a thunderous volley from Ronald de Boer's corner, before nearly putting the gloss on the finish when he left the entire German defence for dead with his raw pace, beat the goalkeeper with his shot, only for it to rebound off the upright.

Zenden played in all five Dutch matches at Euro 2000. Carrying his pre-tournament form into the big event, Zenden grabbed a goal against Denmark and the winner against France to help the Netherlands finish top of Group D. The Dutch annihilated the Yugoslavians 6–1 in the quarter-final; Zenden once again put in a stellar performance, including the assist for what turned out to be Kluivert's hat-trick goal. He started the semi-final against Italy, but he was substituted in a game that would see the Dutch be eliminated on penalties. Zenden was named in the UEFA Team of the Tournament, along with compatriots Patrick Kluivert (top goalscorer), Frank de Boer, and Edgar Davids.

Zenden featured again in Euro 2004, though he only played the first half of the first match against Germany. Following the tournament, Zenden, like other experienced players including Clarence Seedorf and Edgar Davids, found himself excluded from the national squad selection by the new Dutch national team coach Marco van Basten.

International goals

Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first

Career statistics

[31][32][33][34][35]

Club performance League Cup Other Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Johan Cruijff Shield Europe Total
1994–95PSV EindhovenEredivisie275–10285
1995–96257–21278
1996–973480041389
1997–98261210303012
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa Europe Total
1998–99BarcelonaLa Liga250102040320
1999–20002924020101453
2000–0110030–50180
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe[nb 1] Total
2001–02ChelseaPremier League223304030323
2002–03211401010271
2003–04Middlesbrough3142162–397
2004–053652010103498
2005–06Liverpool720000100172
2006–071600020110290
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2007–08Olympique MarseilleLigue 1272201080382
2008–09274101090384
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2009–10SunderlandPremier League2021000–212
2010–112720020–292
Country Netherlands 112321010212334
Spain 6428040191953
England 1801912116235324325
France 5463020170766
Total 4105923123281653768

International career statistics

[36]

Netherlands national team
YearAppsGoals
199720
199881
199971
200093
200191
200250
200370
200471
Total547

Honours

PSV Eindhoven
Barcelona
Middlesbrough
Liverpool
Netherlands

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes 2005 UEFA Super Cup (1 match)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/player/4747/boudewijn-zenden
  2. ↑ "Pierre Zenden bondsridder" (in Dutch). Judo Bond Nederland. 25 May 2005.
  3. 1 2 3 "The early years of Bolo Zenden" Archived 23 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine.. Lfchistory.net. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chelsea who's who". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002.
  5. ↑ "No 10: Boudewijn Zenden". The Guardian. 23 June 2000.
  6. ↑ "Vegetarian footballers in the Premier League". The Guardian. 17 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Boudewijn Zenden Euro 2000 profile. BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 Boudewijn Zenden Squad Profile. liverpoolfc.tv. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Boudewijn Zenden profile Archived 19 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine.. ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Zenden signs one-year Boro deal". ESPN Soccernet. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  11. ↑ Neil Johnston, "Knee injury rules out Zenden for season". The Independent. 10 December 2005.
  12. ↑ "Rafa: Bolo can be a middle man". Liverpool. 11 July 2006
  13. ↑ "Zenden out for six weeks after op". BBC Sport. 28 November 2006.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool 2–0 West Ham". BBC Sport. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  16. ↑ "Gonzalez Set To Leave Reds". Liverpoolfc.tv. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "OM 0–0 Rennes: They couldn't make the break". OM.net. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  18. ↑ "Zenden training with Sunderland". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  19. ↑ "Zenden completes Sunderland move". BBC Sport. 16 October 2009.
  20. ↑ "Sunderland v Liverpool". BBC Sport. 16 October 2009.
  21. ↑ "Chelsea 7–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 16 January 2010.
  22. ↑ "Sunderland 3–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 3 April 2010.
  23. ↑ "Boudewijn Zenden signs new one-year deal at Sunderland". BBC Sport. 17 May 2010.
  24. ↑ "Zenden dedicates Sunderland goal to poorly Dad". Tribalfootball.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  25. ↑ Wilson, Scott (10 May 2011). "Bruce to offer Zenden a new Sunderland deal". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  26. ↑ "Zenden set for Black Cats exit". Sky Sports. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  27. ↑ "Benitez appoints Zenden as assistant manager at Chelsea". itv.com. ITV. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  28. ↑ "San Marino 0–6 Nederland" (in Dutch). KNVB. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  29. ↑ "CROATIA 2, NETHERLANDS 1". CNN Sports Illustrated. 11 July 1998.
  30. ↑ Zenden profile. EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  31. ↑ "Zenden career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  32. ↑ "Zenden Dutch League stats". ELFVoetbal. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  33. ↑ "Zenden Spanish stats". BDFutbol.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  34. ↑ "Zenden French stats" (in French). LFP. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  35. ↑ "Zenden UEFA stats". UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  36. ↑ "Boudewijn Zenden – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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