Santi Kolk

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Santi Kolk
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Kolk
Date of birth (1981-10-02) 2 October 1981
Place of birthThe Hague, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionWinger, Forward
Youth career
Dynamo '67
Laakkwartier
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2000ADO Den Haag15(2)
2000–2004Heerenveen26(1)
2001–2002RKC Waalwijk (loan)21(1)
2003ADO Den Haag (loan)12(3)
2003–2004Den Bosch (loan)22(2)
2004–2006Feyenoord0(0)
2004–2005→ Excelsior (loan)36(10)
2005–2006→ Zwolle (loan)29(18)
2006–2007ADO Den Haag29(12)
2007–2010Vitesse69(19)
2010–20121. FC Union Berlin17(4)
2011–2012NAC Breda (loan)26(5)
2013ADO Den Haag13(2)
National team
2002Netherlands U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:29, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Santiago "Santi" Kolk (born 2 October 1981 in The Hague) is a Dutch former footballer. He mostly plays as a forward. Kolk's former clubs include ADO Den Haag, SC Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk, FC Den Bosch, Excelsior, FC Zwolle, Vitesse, 1. FC Union Berlin and NAC Breda.

Kolk's official debut as a professional was on 29 August 1999, when he played for ADO Den Haag. It was in a home-match against NAC Breda. In his debut he scored his first goal, after one minute. In the 2005–06 season, when he played for FC Zwolle, he became topscorer of the Jupiler League with 19 goals.

From 2007 to 2010, Kolk played for Vitesse. In Arnhem he was considered one of the club's key players due to his goalscoring record.

At July 2010, Kolk agreed a three-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2010–11 season, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals. In the 2011-12 season, Kolked played for NAC Breda on loan.[1]

In 2013, Kolk returned to ADO Den Haag for the second time in his career.

Having played for a relatively big number of different clubs, Kolk has stated: "I am sort of the Dutch Christian Vieri."[2]

Kolk has also played in several Dutch national youth teams. He was part of Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

References

  1. "Santi Kolk" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009. 
  2. 'Kolk voelt zich de Nederlandse Vieri'. Voetbalprimeur.nl. 6 juni 2007. (Dutch)


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