Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

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Personal information
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Full name	Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink
Date of birth	March 27, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth	Paramaribo, Suriname
Nickname	Jimmy
Position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic
Number	18
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1990 1990-93 1995-96 1996-97 1997-99 1999-00 2000-04 2004-06 2006-	Telstar AZ Alkmaar Campomaiorense Boavista Leeds United Atlético Madrid Chelsea Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic	004 (0) 046 (5) 031 (12) 029 (20) 069 (34) 034 (24) 136 (70) 058 (23) 011 (1)
National team**
1998-04	Netherlands	023 (9)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 25 November 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of August 9, 2006.

Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink (born March 27, 1972 in Paramaribo, Suriname), usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,^[1] is a Dutch football striker who currently plays for Charlton Athletic in the Premiership.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Accolades
4 Trivia
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Netherlands

Hasselbaink began his footballing career in the Netherlands, first with Telstar for whom he played until 1991, and then AZ Alkmaar. He stayed at Alkmaar for three seasons before being released by the club and ended up playing non-league football.

[edit] Portugal

He signed for Portuguese side Campomaiorense in August 1995 but, after only one season, Hasselbaink was signed by Boavista where he first came to prominence. He scored 20 goals in 29 league appearances for the club as well as helping them win the Portuguese Cup.

[edit] England

His prolific goalscoring caught the attention of several European clubs, and he was transferred to English Premier League side Leeds United for £2,000,000 in June 1997. He continued his prolific goalscoring record with Leeds, netting 23 goals in all competitions in his debut season, and 21 in the next, helping Leeds finish 4th in the Premiership. His 18 league goals that season made him the Premier League's joint top goalscorer.

[edit] Spain

After rejecting a new contract offer from Leeds and subsequently requesting a transfer,^[2] Hasselbaink was sold to Spanish club Atlético Madrid for £12,000,000 in 1999. He adapted to the Spanish game well and scored prolifically, this time scoring 24 goals in 34 La Liga appearances and 32 in all competitions, though the club were still relegated.

[edit] Back to England

Once again, he stayed with a club for only a brief period and a year later returned to England, this time with Chelsea, for a club record fee of £15,000,000.

Hasselbaink scored 23 goals in 35 league appearances in the 2000-01 season, including a volley from outside the penalty area against Manchester United and a four-goal haul against Coventry City; he finished the season as the Premier League's top goal scorer. He formed a prolific partnership with Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen in his second year with Chelsea, scoring 29 goals in all competitions and helping Gudjohnsen to 23 in a season which also saw Chelsea reach the FA Cup final. Hasselbaink was injured in the game prior to the final and, clearly unfit, he was substituted early on at Wembley as Chelsea lost 2-0. In his last two seasons with Chelsea the goals dried up. He scored only 11 goals in 27 games in 2002-03, though in the next season he scored 17 goals in all competitions which, despite the arrival of new strikers Adrian Mutu and Hernán Crespo, made him top scorer at the club for the third time in four years. He ended his Chelsea career with 87 goals in 177 games.

In 2004 Hasselbaink joined Middlesbrough on a free transfer. In his first season he scored 13 goals in 36 league games. He struck the winner in 1-0 wins at Grasshoppers in the UEFA Cup and Everton in the Carling Cup. He also captained the side in the memorable 4-1 win over Manchester United and scored the second goal for Boro. In his final season with the club, he helped them reach the UEFA Cup final, playing his part in dramatic wins over Steaua Bucureşti and FC Basel in earlier rounds, though they ultimately lost 4-0 to Sevilla FC in the final.

When Gareth Southgate took over from new England boss Steve McClaren as Middlesbrough manager, Hasselbaink found himself surplus to requirements and was made available on a free transfer. His reported £40,000 per week wages at Middlesbrough looked to be an issue especially when negotiations with Celtic failed. He left Middlesbrough as a hero with his fine goals and leadership which contributed massively to Middlesbrough's success domestically and in Europe in the two years he was at Middlesbrough. He signed for Charlton Athletic on July 11.

On 31 July 2006 Hasselbaink was charged by The FA with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute for his claims about Chelsea. The player alleged his former club paid players a bonus after the 2004 Champions League win over Arsenal. A Premier League inquiry into what would have been illegal bonus payments found no evidence to support the claims, which were denied by Chelsea. Hasselbaink has until 14 August to respond to the FA's charge. ^[3]

Jimmy scored his first goal for Charlton against his old team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 9 September 2006, but he didn't celebrate out of respect for the fans. Chelsea's fans in turn gave him a round of applause, even though his goal had brought Charlton level. Hasselbaink was also instrumental in advising Scott Carson that Frank Lampard's penalty would be struck down the middle of the goal, true to form this event transpired and Carson went on to save the penalty and keep Charlton in the game despite their subsequent loss.

[edit] International career

Hasselbaink made his debut for the Dutch national side at a late age. His time as an international suffered due to fierce competition for the strikers' role, with the presence of Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Pierre van Hooijdonk, and Roy Makaay greatly limiting his opportunities.

In 2004 Hasselbaink decided to quit the Dutch national team and no longer made himself available. His most noteworthy accomplishment as an international was playing at the 1998 World Cup in France, and having started for the Netherlands in their opening game against Belgium.

[edit] Accolades

Preceded by Chris Sutton Dion Dublin Michael Owen	Premier League top scorer 1998-99	Succeeded by Kevin Phillips
Preceded by Kevin Phillips	Premier League top scorer 2000-01	Succeeded by Thierry Henry

[edit] Trivia

He wears Puma boots, and recently starred in a TV advert where he plays a game with children in a park whilst wearing plastic bags over his feet to prevent dirtying his boots.
In FIFA Football 2005, Hasselbaink had an unusual goal scoring celebration, mimicking a golfer putting.

[edit] Notes

^ The story goes that Hasselbaink got his current football alias of Jimmy Floyd because his Portuguese teammates could not pronounce his real first name; the nickname has stuck.
^ Hasselbaink demands transfer. URL accessed 10 August 2006
^ Hasselbaink charged over Chelsea claims. URL accessed 10 August 2006

[edit] External links

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink career stats at Soccerbase

	Netherlands squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place
1 van der Sar \| 2 Reiziger \| 3 Stam \| 4 F. de Boer \| 5 Numan \| 6 Jonk \| 7 R. de Boer \| 8 Bergkamp \| 9 Kluivert \| 10 Seedorf \| 11 Cocu \| 12 Zenden \| 13 Ooijer \| 14 Overmars \| 15 Bogarde \| 16 Davids \| 17 van Hooijdonk \| 18 de Goeij \| 19 van Bronckhorst \| 20 Winter \| 21 Hasselbaink \| 22 Hesp \| Coach: Hiddink