Santi Kolk
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Kolk | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1981 | ||
Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
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Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Dynamo '67 | |||
Laakkwartier | |||
ADO Den Haag | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | (2) |
2000–2004 | Heerenveen | 26 | (1) |
2001–2002 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2003 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2003–2004 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2004–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → Excelsior (loan) | 36 | (10) |
2005–2006 | → Zwolle (loan) | 29 | (18) |
2006–2007 | ADO Den Haag | 29 | (12) |
2007–2010 | Vitesse Arnhem | 69 | (19) |
2010–2012 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 17 | (4) |
2011–2012 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 26 | (5) |
2013 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2002 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 11 October 2009 (UTC) |
Santiago "Santi" Kolk (born 2 October 1981) is a Dutch former footballer. He mostly played as a forward. Kolk's former clubs include ADO Den Haag, SC Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk, FC Den Bosch, Excelsior, FC Zwolle, Vitesse Arnhem, 1. FC Union Berlin and NAC Breda.
Born in The Hague, Kolk's official début as a professional was on 29 August 1999, when he played for ADO Den Haag. It was in a home-match against NAC Breda. In his debut he scored his first goal, after one minute. In the 2005–06 season, when he played for FC Zwolle, he became top scorer of the Jupiler League with 19 goals.
From 2007 to 2010, Kolk played for Vitesse. In Arnhem he was considered one of the club's key players due to his goal scoring record.
In July 2010, Kolk agreed to a three-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2010–11 season, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals. In the 2011-12 season, Kolked played for NAC Breda on loan.[1]
In 2013, Kolk returned to ADO Den Haag for the second time in his career.
Having played for a relatively large number of different clubs, Kolk stated: "I am sort of the Dutch Christian Vieri."[2]
Kolk also played in several Dutch national youth teams. He was part of Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.
References
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- ↑ 'Kolk voelt zich de Nederlandse Vieri'. Voetbalprimeur.nl. 6 juni 2007. (Dutch)
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Sportspeople from The Hague
- ADO Den Haag players
- FC Den Bosch players
- SC Heerenveen players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- SBV Excelsior players
- PEC Zwolle players
- SBV Vitesse players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- NAC Breda players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany