His imposing, cold and melancholy face has earned him the reputation of the "Ice Prince"; his flamboyant style, the first rank of the general in the chaotic army is like a probe; he is superb in shooting, and he is another front-line leader in Dutch football after Cruyff; this issue of "Football People" brings you the former Dutch "Ice Prince": Dennis Bergkamp.
Dennis Bergkamp
Name: Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp
Abbreviation: Dennis Bergkamp
Birthday/Age: May 10, 1969 (age 52)
Nationality: Dutch
Place of Birth: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Position: Center, Shadow, Forward
Height: 188cm
Weight: 75kg
Dominant foot: Right foot
Nickname: The Ice Prince
Relationships: Van Basten (club teammate), Ruben Sosa (club teammate), Henry (club teammate), Piret (club teammate), John Cruyff (club coach), Wenger (club coach), Rijkaard (club teammate/national team coach)
Youth team: Ajax (Netherlands)
National team debut: 26 September 1990, Netherlands 0-1 Italy
Main teams: Amsterdam Catholics FC (Wilskracht SNL), Ajax (Eredivisie), Inter Milan (Serie A), Arsenal (Premier League)
Main honours: 2 Dutch Footballer of the Year, 5 league top scorers, 2 UEFA Cups, 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cups, 3 Community Shields, 1 Eredivisie, 2 Dutch Cups
Screenshot of FIFA Online4 properties in Bergkamp
As can be seen from FIFA Online4's legendary star attribute chart, Bergkamp is one of the representatives of modern football organizational strikers, skillful footwork and excellent body perfectly blended, coupled with a wide field of vision and superb shooting, the Dutch "Ice Prince" can be described as the leader of the "Tulip Legion" luxury attack group at the turn of the century; next, we will enter the football world of Bergkamp together.
On May 10, 1969, the protagonist of this article, Dennis Bergkamp, was born in a devout Catholic family in Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, the father of Wim Bergkamp, an electrical engineer and a crazy football fan; as the oldest child in the family, Bergkamp spent his childhood with his three brothers in his backyard every day with football.
I grew up with football
Interestingly, when Bergkamp was born, his parents had named his youngest son "Denis Bergkamp" after The famous Manchester United striker Denis Law, but Bergkamp's brothers preferred the "Dennis" style, so the Dutch "Ice Prince" who later dominated football was officially named "Dennis Bergkamp".
In addition to playing football, Bergkamp was a senior track and field fan as a child, always at the top of the school's shot put competition, at the same time, Bergkamp's studies did not fall because of sports expertise, and the school bully Bergkamp jumped directly from the first grade of middle school to the sixth grade of middle school with excellent results.
Bergkamp life photos
His innate talent for football was soon discovered by his father, who in 1979 sent the 10-year-old Bergkamp to the local Catholic football club in Amsterdam (Wilskracht SNL) to practice football exclusively, and the obedient Bergkamp soon showed even greater soccer skills.
In 1981, the 12-year-old Bergkamp was invited to join the famous Ajax youth training camp, as we all know, Ajax is known as the "star incubator", Cruyff, van Basten, van der Vaart, Zivo, Ibrahimovic, Suarez, De Ligt, Ziyech and many other world football stars are out of here.
Joined Ajax
Five years of systematic youth training allowed Bergkamp's football talent to be fully unleashed, and in 1986, Dutch legend John Cruyff, then coach of Ajax, became Bergkamp's first "Bole" and promoted Bergkamp, who was not yet 17 years old, to the first team of Ajax and gave him plenty of playing time.
The inheritance of the "Orange Army" front line was quietly completed under the sympathy of Cruyff and Bergkamp's mentors and apprentices, and even the two big brothers, Van Basten and Rijkaard, praised Bergkamp, and in the 87/88 season, Van Basten left the Apennines to start the "Three Musketeers" journey, and the "little brother" Bergkamp successfully took over the banner of Ajax's front.
Ajax's wonderful goal
In the 88/89 season, Bergkamp scored goals in 10 consecutive rounds of the Eredivisie, setting a record for consecutive goals in the Eredivisie; from the 89/90 season, Bergkamp began to go on a rampage mode, leading Ajax to the Top Scorer of the Eredivisie for three consecutive seasons.
Kill all sides in the Eredivisie arena
3rd place at the 1992 Ballon d'Or, 2nd in 1993, 3rd in the World Footballer of the Year in 1993, and The Dutch Footballer of the Year from 1991 to 1992, a series of accolades have made Bergkamp famous in international football, and the new generation of Dutch killers cultivated in the "Star Incubator" is rising.
Bergkamp, who was one of the most talented stars in world football at the time, quickly attracted the chase of major European giants, and its transfer competition was no less fierce than today's talented double stars: Mbappe and Haaland.
Cruyff during the Barça period
Initially, Cruyff's advice was to hope that Bergkamp would follow in his footsteps to join Barcelona in La Liga, but the objective fact is that the la Liga game of that year had up to three foreign players per team, and Barca, sitting on Ronald Koeman, Michel Laudrup and Stoykov, was naturally not the first choice for Borgkamp.
As we all know, the Serie A arena in the 1990s was called the "Little World Cup", and it seems that stars who have not been tempered by the Apennines will lack the temperament of leadership in the development of their careers, and the young Bergkamp is willing to follow the footsteps of Gullit, Rijkaard, Van Basten and other big brothers in Serie A.
Joined Inter Milan
But the self-reliant Bergkamp did not want to live in the shadow of the "Dutch Three Musketeers", so AC Milan was first excluded by the Dutch demon star, and in the comparison between Inter Milan and Juventus, Bergkamp finally chose the more challenging "Nerazzurri", in February 1993, Bergkamp and teammate Juncker joined Inter milan from Ajax, and the total value of the two transfers exceeded 7 million pounds.
However, the ideal is very full, the reality is very bone, Bergkamp once described it in his autobiography: "Before the transfer, Inter president Pellegrini personally promised that the team would take me as the core of the attack and adopt a Dutch-style pressing system of full attack and full defense, but in the end, the tactics of the manager Bagnoli were contrary to what the chairman said. ”
Former Inter president Pellegrini
From the beginning of Bergkamp's arrival, Bagnoli left the inter president's wish behind, and the Italian coach, who held high the banner of defensive counterattack, directly positioned the Dutch star as a standing center, and arranged for "Civet Cat" Ruben Sousa to become the real attacking core of the team's midfield, which also indirectly led to the complete rupture of the relationship between Bergkamp and Ruben Sousa.
"He should have paid more to adapt inter and make himself more Italian- but he was too withdrawn, couldn't laugh, didn't talk, and at least I wouldn't pass the ball to such a partner in the game," Ruben-Sousa has publicly criticized "rival" Bergkamp.
Blue-black love and kill each other
"I learned a lot in Italy, I learned to be a professional player, I learned to play against two or three defenders with one person, and I learned to work with players who only cared about myself and did not work for the team, which was a valuable experience in my life", Bergkamp still has a lot of nostalgia for Ruben Sousa after many years.
In the 93/94 season, Bergkamp was lost with the turbulent Inter Milan, and despite winning the UEFA Cup, the thrilling relegation results in Serie A made Nerazuri indignant, the "Nerazzurri" could not extricate themselves from the quagmire of frequent coach changes, and the state of the "parallel goods" Bergkamp was even more plummeted.
Wonderful goal from the Inter period
In the two seasons with Inter Milan, Bergkamp's 72 games, 22 goals and 4 assists data is a big surprise, and the Italian media, which has always been known for its vitriol, has broken the negative news that the Dutch have autism disorder to cause hair loss, although the new chairman Massimo Moratti, who has since acquired Inter as a "savior", has retained Bergkamp many times, but the Dutch have long been overwhelmed, and parting ways has become the best way for both sides to get out.
On 20 June 1995, Bergkamp, who insisted on leaving the Apennine Peninsula, transferred from Inter Milan to Arsenal, the veteran "Arsenal" of the Premier League, for 7.5 million pounds, thus embarking on a legendary "Gunner's journey".
Joined Arsenal
The newcomer Bergkamp almost seamlessly connected with Arsenal, and in the 95/96 season, the Dutch shooter swept away the haze of the Inter era, scoring 13 goals and 8 assists on behalf of "Arsenal" in 33 appearances, becoming the second shooter in the team after Gunners legend Ian Wright, and the nickname "Ice Prince" is also the biggest reward for Gun fans for Bergkamp.
In the 96/97 season, Professor Wenger arrived at the Fabry Stadium, Arsenal began a brilliant era of nearly a decade, under the second "Bole" Wenger, Bergkamp transformed from a two-forward to an attacking midfielder, thus maximizing the "Ice Prince"'s frontcourt organization ability, at this point, the Dutch star gradually entered the peak of his career.
First goal
Second goal
In the 97/98 season, Arsenal drew 3-3 with Leicester City, Bergkamp staged an epic "hat trick", the three goals of the "Ice Prince" were wonderful, the third of which is still a god by Premier League fans; in the game, Bergkamp received a long pass from David Pratt, flipped the ball in the air continuously, gently picked up the defender who came forward to pounce, and finally easily scored the ball into the back corner of the goal with his right foot.
Third goal
In the 01/02 season, Arsenal beat Newcastle 2-0, Bergkamp once again performed a god-like goal, the "Ice Prince" received Piré's straight ball from the front of the penalty area, the back guarded the ball while gently rubbing the ball with the inside of his left foot and turning around to complete the human ball, Nikos Dhabizas who came from the top of the defense was dumbfounded, and the moment when the New Cardan iron guard was shaken was also the time when the "Ice Prince" broke the goal; in the BBC's best goal in history, this goal dominated with 31% of the vote.
Enjoy the best goal in Premier League history from multiple angles
In the eleven years of playing for Arsenal, Bergkamp played a total of 410 times for arsenal, scoring 113 goals and giving 93 assists, helping the Gunners win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup titles, and was crowned the only all-gold version of the Barclays Cup with an unbeaten record in the 03/04 season.
On September 26, 1990, in the friendly match between the Netherlands and Italy, the 21-year-old Bergkamp replaced Frank De Boer to make his debut for the "Orange Army", and in the following ten years, Bergkamp played 79 games for the Netherlands and contributed 37 goals, although the "Ice Prince" failed to help the "Orange Army" change the embarrassing situation of the "uncrowned king", but his goal at the 1998 World Cup in France became an eternity in the football world.
A classic goal in world cup history
On July 4, 1998, the Quarter-Finals of the World Cup Netherlands vs Argentina, in the closing stage of the match, Bergkamp faced teammate De Boer's long pass of nearly 50 meters from the back, gracefully completed the volley with his right foot, and completed the crotch of Ayala with a right foot buckle, and then used his right foot to complete the instep of the foot, the ball flew straight into the door behind Carlos Roa, a series of super difficult actions in one go, making fans around the world stunned.
In addition to the pleasing goals, Bergkamp's "fear of flying" is also one of the topics that fans are talking about, because of the fear of flying, Bergkamp will mostly choose road or rail to go to the away field, the impact of the road is relatively low for the relatively small English stadium, but in european competitions and intercontinental matches, the long-distance trek greatly affects the competitive state of the "Ice Prince", which has also become a major "stumbling block" to the altar of Bergkan.
Bergkamp often couldn't get to the road with his teammates
"When I was young, I used to fly many times, big planes, small planes and even mini planes, and when I was in Ajax, once when the small plane we were on encountered bad air flow while passing through the Etna Mountains near Naples, I made up my mind not to fly again," the Dutch "Ice Prince" explained to "flyphobia" in his autobiography.
On 22 July 2006, the newly inaugurated Emirates Stadium ushered in the first official match, the two sides are Arsenal and Ajax, the new stadium of 60,000 people is full, the protagonist of the game is Bergkamp, because this is the farewell battle of the Dutch stars, one is the team that set sail in his dreams, the other is the team that has made his dreams come true, and Bergkamp's career can be described as a complete career.
Best wishes
Since 2008, Bergkamp has joined the coaching team of Ajax, and has continued to play for the parent team as a youth coach, forward coach, assistant coach, etc.; throughout his career, Bergkamp has presented countless gods to fans around the world, and the dashing figure of the "Ice Prince" has long been remembered by the long river of football history.
(Lanling TCFB)