Jaap Stam

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Jaap Stam
Personal information
Full name Jakob Stam
Date of birth July 17, 1972 (1972-07-17) (age 35)
Place of birth    Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender (retired)
Youth clubs
–1992 DOS Kampen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1993
1993-1995
1995
1996-1998
1998-2001
2001-2004
2004-2006
2006-2007		 FC Zwolle
Cambuur Leeuwarden
Willem II
PSV Eindhoven
Manchester United
Lazio
A.C. Milan
Ajax
Total		 032 0(1)
066 0(4)
019 0(1)
076 (11)
080 0(1)
070 0(3)
042 0(1)
031 0(1)
416 (23)   
National team2
1996-2004 Netherlands 067 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22:54, 9 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17, 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player. His nicknames are amongst others De rots van Kampen (The rock from Kampen), The Bald Gladiator and The Dutch Destroyer. He was twice voted best defender in the 1999 and 2000 UEFA Champions League. [1]

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS Kampen. On August 15, 1992, Stam made his professional debut for FC Zwolle in a 1-1 draw against SC Heracles in the Eerste Divisie. He became a first team regular right away and moved to Eredivisie side Cambuur Leeuwarden for the following season, but relegated in his first season which brought him back into the Eerste Divisie. Two seasons at Cambuur earned him a transfer to Eredivisie side Willem II. At Willem II he impressed at the Eredivisie level straight away, which meant his final breakthrough. A shock 1-0 home victory over Ajax led to Stam's transfer to PSV Eindhoven in the same season in which they eventually won the KNVB Cup, his first professional trophy.

[edit] PSV

Stam was a key player for PSV in the 1996-97 season, as the team won the Eredivisie Championship and the Johan Cruijff-schaal (the Dutch Super Cup); Stam won the VVCS Footballer of the Year award.

In 1998, Stam became the then most expensive Dutch football player in history and the most expensive defender in history, when Manchester United bought him for £10.6 million.

[edit] Manchester United

Stam spent three seasons at Manchester United, during which time United won three Premierships, one FA Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

During the 2001-02 season, Stam was controversially sold to S.S. Lazio in Italy, after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly furious with allegations Stam had made in his autobiography Head to Head about himself and the club. Laurent Blanc was signed as his replacement.

[edit] Lazio

During his time with Lazio, Stam was found guilty of having the banned steroid nandrolone in his system following a Serie A game, and received a 5-month ban, which was eventually reduced by a month after appeals.

In his last season at the club, he won the Coppa d'Italia with Lazio.

[edit] AC Milan

Stam joined AC Milan after Euro 2004. On January 30, 2006, it was announced that he would return to the Eredivisie and play for Ajax, where he signed a two-year contract. This came as a surprise to many, as it was expected he would return to either his former club PSV Eindhoven, or SC Heerenveen.

[edit] Ajax

Stam was immediately named team captain upon his arrival in Amsterdam. In his first season, he won both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup, and another Johan Cruijff-schaal was added at the start of the 2007-08 season.

On 29 October 2007, he announced his immediate retirement from professional football.[2]

[edit] International career

Stam made his debut for The Netherlands on April 24, 1996, in the 1-0 defeat to Germany. He was also an important player in the Dutch team that finished fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup

During the Euro 2000, he reached another semi finals with the Dutch team, hosted in his home country and Belgium. Stam missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy.

Stam reached his third semi finals in an international competition with his nation during Euro 2004 in Portugal and retired from international football after the tournament. The reason for his international retirement was that he wanted to focus on his new team AC Milan and his family.

In total he played 67 matches for the Netherlands, scoring 3 goals.

[edit] Titles

[edit] Statistics

Season Club Competition Apps Goals - Season Club Competition Apps Goals
1992/93 FC Zwolle Flag of the Netherlands Eerste Divisie 32 1 2000/01 Manchester United Flag of England FA Premier League 16 0
1993/94 Cambuur Leeuwarden Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 33 0 2001/02 Manchester United Flag of England FA Premier League 1 0
1994/95 Cambuur Leeuwarden Flag of the Netherlands Eerste Divisie 33 4 2001/02 Lazio Flag of Italy Serie A 13 1
1995/96 Willem II Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 19 1 2002/03 Lazio Flag of Italy Serie A 28 0
1995/96 PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 14 1 2003/04 Lazio Flag of Italy Serie A 29 2
1996/97 PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 33 6 2004/05 AC Milan Flag of Italy Serie A 17 0
1997/98 PSV Eindhoven Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 29 4 2005/06 AC Milan Flag of Italy Serie A 25 1
1998/99 Manchester United Flag of England FA Premier League 30 1 2006/07 Ajax Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 25 1
1999/00 Manchester United Flag of England FA Premier League 33 0 2007/08 Ajax Flag of the Netherlands Eredivisie 1 0
Total 411 5

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[edit] References

  1. ^ UEFA Super Cup, uefa.com
  2. ^ Stam decides to call it quits
Awards
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ronald de Boer		 Dutch Footballer of the Year
1997		 Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Danny Blind		 Dutch Golden Shoe Winner
1997		 Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
Preceded by
Flag of Spain Fernando Hierro		 UEFA Champions League Best Defender
1998-1999
1999-2000		 Succeeded by
Flag of Argentina Roberto Ayala
v • d • e
Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 1996
1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Blind • 4 Seedorf • 5 Stam • 6 R. de Boer • 7 Taument • 8 Davids • 9 Kluivert • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Hoekstra • 12 Winter • 13 Numan • 14 Witschge • 15 Bogarde • 16 de Goey • 17 Cruijff • 18 de Kock • 19 Mulder • 20 Cocu • 21 Hesp • 22 Veldman • Coach: Hiddink
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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 Goey • 19 van Bronckhorst • 20 Winter • 21 Hasselbaink • 22 Hesp • Coach: Hiddink
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Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 2000
1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 F. de Boer • 5 Zenden • 6 Seedorf • 7 Cocu • 8 Davids • 9 Kluivert • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Overmars • 12 van Bronckhorst • 13 Konterman • 14 van Vossen • 15 Bosvelt • 16 R. de Boer • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 de Goey • 19 Numan • 20 Winter • 21 Makaay • 22 Westerveld • Coach: Rijkaard
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Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 2004
1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 Bouma • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 Cocu • 7 van der Meyde • 8 Davids • 9 Kluivert • 10 van Nistelrooy • 11 van der Vaart • 12 Makaay • 13 Westerveld • 14 Sneijder • 15 F. de Boer • 16 Overmars • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 Heitinga • 19 Robben • 20 Seedorf • 21 Bosvelt • 22 Zenden • 23 Waterreus • Coach: Advocaat
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