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Full name | Boudewijn Zenden[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 15 August 1976|||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2004 | Netherlands | 54 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Chelsea (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Jong PSV (assistant manager) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Boudewijn Zenden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbʌudəʋɛin 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.