Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Personal information
Full name Jerrel Hasselbaink[1]
Date of birth 27 March 1972 (1972-03-27) (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1990 Telstar 4 (0)
1990–1993 AZ 46 (5)
1995–1996 Campomaiorense 31 (12)
1996–1997 Boavista 29 (20)
1997–1999 Leeds United 69 (34)
1999–2000 Atlético de Madrid 34 (24)
2000–2004 Chelsea 136 (70)
2004–2006 Middlesbrough 58 (23)
2006–2007 Charlton Athletic 25 (2)
2007–2008 Cardiff City 36 (7)
Total 468 (197)
National team
1998–2002 Netherlands 23 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jerrel Hasselbaink (born 27 March 1972) usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink[2] is a Dutch former football striker who played for various clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, and Spain, as well as the Dutch national team. He scored more than 200 career goals. He is currently the first team coach at English Championship side Nottingham Forest.

His nephews Nigel Hasselbaink and Jordan Ridd-Hasselbaink play professionally for St Mirren and Bognor Regis Town respectively.

Contents

Club career

Netherlands

Hasselbaink was born in Paramaribo, Suriname,[1] but began his footballing career in the Netherlands, in the Eerste Divisie first with Telstar for whom he played until 1991, and then Alkmaar Zaanstreek. He stayed at AZ for three seasons before being released by the club and ended up playing non-league football. (Neerlandia/SLTOVV)

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 23 league appearances for the club and helped them win the Portuguese Cup.

Leeds United

Leeds manager George Graham signed Hasselbaink in the summer of 1997 for a fee in the region of £2million.[3] After scoring on his Premier League debut against Arsenal at Elland Road, Hasselbaink finished his first season in English football with 16 league goals.[4] The following season, Hasselbaink's 18 goals in 36 appearances made him joint winner of the Premiership golden boot as Leeds finished 4th in the league under David O'Leary.[5]

Despite only playing two seasons for Leeds, Hasselbaink has been cited as one of the club's greatest players.[6][7]

Atlético de Madrid

After rejecting a new contract offer from Leeds and subsequently requesting a transfer,[8] Hasselbaink was sold to Spanish club Atlético de Madrid for £12 million in 1999. He adapted to the Spanish game well, scoring 24 goals in 34 La Liga appearances and 32 in all competitions, though the club were still relegated.

Chelsea

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 million.

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. At the start of the next season he earned the distinction of scoring the first competitive goal at Southampton's new St Mary's Stadium.[9] He formed a productive partnership with Iceland striker Eiður Guðjohnsen in his second year with Chelsea, scoring 29 goals in all competitions and helping Guðjohnsen 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 Millennium Stadium 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 All competitions.

Middlesbrough

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 League Cup. He also captained the side in a 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, where they lost 4–0 to Sevilla

Later career

Soon after joining Charlton, Hasselbaink was charged by The FA with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute for his claims about Chelsea. He alleged that 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.[10]

Hasselbaink scored his first goal for Charlton against his old team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 9 September 2006,[11] but he did not 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. He scored twice as Charlton edged Chesterfield out of the League Cup on penalties in November.[12] After a long goal drought, Hasselbaink scored against yet another of his former clubs, Middlesbrough on 13 January 2007, a game which Middlesbrough went on to win.[13] Like his previous goal against former club Chelsea he did not celebrate, as respect to Boro fans. Hasselbaink was released by Charlton at the end of the 2006-07 season.[14]

Hasselbaink was on the verge of joining Championship side Leicester City on 14 August 2007, but the club later withdrew their offer.[15] On 16 August, Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale, who worked with Hasselbaink at Leeds United, brought him to Cardiff on a one-year deal, teaming up with former Liverpool and Leeds striker Robbie Fowler.[16]

Both Fowler and Hasselbaink started the season out of the team due to both lacking fitness and they eventually went on to make their debuts for the club in the same game, a 1–0 victory over Leyton Orient in the League Cup. On 19 September 2007, he scored his first goal for Cardiff with a 20-yard low drive in the 2–1 league defeat at home to Watford. After an impressive performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round of the FA Cup he was nominated for the player of the round after a goal which he powered the ball in to the top corner.[17] Jimmy remained as a regular starter for Cardiff throughout the season, only losing his place for a handful of matches to an in-form Steve Thompson, although due to his age he rarely finished a match. On 15 March 2008, Hasselbaink received the first red card of his Cardiff career for a foul on Colchester United goalkeeper Dean Gerken. Cardiff appealed the red card but it was upheld.[18]

Hasselbaink also made appearances in five of the six matches Cardiff played to reach the FA Cup final for the first time in 81 years, which they went on to lose 1–0 to Portsmouth, where he played 70 minutes before being substituted for Steve Thompson. At the end of the season Cardiff decided against extending his contract and he was released.

On 16 August 2008, during the 1–1 draw between Norwich City and Blackpool at Carrow Road, it was revealed that Hasselbaink had attended the game at the personal invitation of Norwich Chairman Roger Munby however on 29 August Manager Glenn Roeder revealed that Hasselbaink would not be joining the club permanently. Said Roeder: “He only ever came here for training and people mustn't make too much of it. If I was to sign Jimmy Hasselbaink he wouldn't be here on trial or a test or anything like that - I wouldn't embarrass the man like that." Instead Hasselbaink retired from professional football.

Post-retirement

In 2009, Hasselbaink trained with Conference South side Woking to help keep himself fit and do some coaching.[19] More recently, he has been working with Chelsea's U16 squad and is currently coaching at the Nike Academy while taking his UEFA 'B' and 'A' licences[20]

In July 2011, he joined the coaching staff at Nottingham Forest working towards his UEFA 'A' coaching licence.

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.

Honours

Boavista

Atlético Madrid

Chelsea

Middlesbrough

Cardiff City

Netherlands

Individual

Career statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
1990-91 Telstar Eerste Divisie 4 0 - - - 4 0
1990-91 AZ Eerste Divisie 11 2 - - - 11 2
1991-92 Eerste Divisie 26 2 - - - 26 2
1992-93 Eerste Divisie 9 1 - - - 9 1
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
1993-94 Campomaiorense 0 0 - - - 0 0
1994-95 0 0 - - - 0 0
1995-96 Portuguese Liga 31 12 - - - 31 12
1996-97 Boavista Portuguese Liga 29 20 - - - 29 20
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997-98 Leeds United Premier League 33 16 4 4 3 2 - 40 22
1998-99 36 18 5 1 2 0 4 1 47 20
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
1999-00 Atlético Madrid La Liga 34 24 2 2 - 5 6 41 32
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000-01 Chelsea Premier League 35 23 2 2 1 0 2 0 40 25
2001-02 35 23 7 3 4 3 2 0 48 29
2002-03 36 11 4 1 2 2 2 1 44 15
2003-04 30 13 3 1 3 2 8 2 44 18
2004-05 Middlesbrough Premier League 36 13 2 0 - 7 3 45 16
2005-06 22 10 6 3 3 1 13 4 44 18
2006-07 Charlton Athletic Premier League 25 2 1 0 3 2 - 29 4
2007-08 Cardiff City Championship 36 7 5 1 3 1 - 44 9
Total Netherlands 50 5
Portugal 60 32
England 324 136 39 16 24 13 38 11 425 175
Spain 34 24 2 2 - 5 6 41 32
Career total 468 197 41 18 24 13 43 17 576 245

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Netherlands national team
Year Apps Goals
1998 5 2
1999 1 0
2000 3 1
2001 8 4
2002 6 2
Total 23 9

International goals

Scores and results list Netherland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 June 1998 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven  Paraguay 5–1 5–1 Friendly
2. 5 June 1998 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  Nigeria 1–0 5–1 Friendly
3. 15 November 2000 Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville  Spain 1–1 2–1 Friendly
4. 24 March 2001 Mini Estadi, Barcelona  Andorra 2–0 5–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
5. 28 March 2001 Estádio das Antas, Porto  Portugal 1–0 2–2 2002 World Cup qualifier
6. 25 April 2001 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven  Cyprus 1–0 4–0 2002 World Cup qualifier
7. 10 November 2001 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen  Denmark 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8. 7 September 2002 Philips Stadion, Eindhoven  Belarus 3–0 3–0 Euro 2004
9. 20 November 2002 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen  Germany 2–1 3–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 274. ISBN 1852916656. 
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink". Soccerbase. 28 August 2011. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10579. Retrieved 28 August 2011. 
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  8. ^ "Hasselbaink demands transfer". BBC Sport. 1999-07-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/407038.stm. Retrieved 2007-02-28. 
  9. ^ "Southampton 0 Chelsea 2". Sporting Life. 25 August 2001. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/chelsea/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/01/08/25/SOCCER_Southampton.html&TEAMHD=chelsea&DIV=prem&TEAM=CHELSEA&RH=Chelsea&PREV_SEASON=2000. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
  10. ^ "Hasselbaink charged over Chelsea claims". Telegraph. 2006-08-01. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/07/31/ufnrup31.xml. Retrieved 2007-02-28. 
  11. ^ "Chelsea 2-1 Charlton". BBC Sport. 9 September 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5308188.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 
  12. ^ "Chesterfield 3-3 Charlton (aet)". BBC Sport. 7 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6116304.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 
  13. ^ "Charlton 1-3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6236697.stm. Retrieved 15 September 2009. 
  14. ^ "Hasselbaink released by Charlton". BBC Sport. 2007-05-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6654289.stm. Retrieved 2007-05-14. 
  15. ^ Hasselbaink baffled by Foxes snub, BBC Sport 14 August 2007. Retrieved on 5 September 2007.
  16. ^ "Hasselbaink signs for Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 2007-08-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6949220.stm. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  17. ^ "Hasselbaink an FA nomination" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 22 February 2008
  18. ^ "Hasselbaink loses red card appeal" BBC Sport Retrieved on 18 March 2008
  19. ^ "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink training with Woking". Woking FC. 2009-12-03. http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/1826/. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  20. ^ "Jimmy eyes potential". Sky Sports News. 2011-03-31. http://www.skysports.com/nikeacademy/story/0,28730,19680_6842759,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  21. ^ Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Cardiff City | Team | Profiles
  22. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=4744

External links
Netherlands squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place