Dennis Bergkamp

Widely regarded as one of the renowned players of his era, a former Dutch footballer, Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp was born on May 10, 1969, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is currently the assistant manager at Ajax. Dennis was initially a wide midfielder where after he moved to the main striker and then to the second striker and remained to the position throughout his playing career.

Here is a glimpse of his successful career:-

• Described as “the finest technique” of any Dutch international by Jau Mulder
• Regarded as “dream for a striker” by teammate Thierry Henry
• Helped the Arsenal Club to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup titles, and reach the UEFA Championships League Final of 2006
• Overstepped the record of Faas Wilker to become the country’s top goal scorer of all time in the year 1998; the same record was later surpassed by many other players as well
• Finished third twice in the FIFA World Player of the Year award and was elected as one of the FIFA 100 greatest living players by Pelé
• Enlisted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007, being the first and so far the only Dutch player to be bestowed with such an honor