Willem Korsten
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| Willem Korsten | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willem Korsten | |
| Date of birth | 21 January 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | left winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| NEC Nijmegen | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-1993 1993-1999 1999 1999-2002 |
NEC Nijmegen Vitesse Arnhem Leeds United A.F.C (loan) Tottenham Hotspur F.C |
4 (0) 75 (12) 7 (2) 23 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Willem Korsten (born 21 January 1975 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a former Dutch football (soccer) player. He was a left winger.
Korsten played in the Netherlands for NEC Nijmegen and Vitesse Arnhem where he played well enough to earn a loan move to Leeds United. In this short amount of time Korsten showed he had the pace, skill and strength to cope with English football and Leeds decided to pursue a permanent transfer.[citation needed] However, Tottenham Hotspur also made a bid for the Dutch midfielder which was accepted.[citation needed] Korsten chose to join Tottenham Hotspur permanently instead for a fee in the region of £1.5 million.[citation needed]
Korsten will be best remembered for scoring two spectacular goals for Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United on final day of the 2000-01 season, a match which proved to be his last as a professional footballer.[citation needed]
Due to injuries, his career was cut short at the age of 26.
