Boudewijn Zenden

Boudewijn Zenden
Zenden playing for Liverpool in 2005
Personal information
Full name Boudewijn Zenden[1]
Date of birth (1976-08-15) 15 August 1976 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Maastricht, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) 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)
2003–2004Middlesbrough (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)
International career
1997–2004 Netherlands 54 (7)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Chelsea (assistant manager)
2013–2015 Jong PSV (assistant manager)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Belgium-Netherlands
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Boudewijn Zenden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʌudəˌʋɛin ˈzɛndə(n)] ; born 15 August 1976) also known by his nickname Bolo, is a Dutch former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder.

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

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2011. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Bolo Zenden". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Boudewijn Zenden: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

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