When we talk about Dutch football legends, the name Dennis Bergkamp comes up quite quickly. Runner-up for the Ballon d'Or in 1993, this Amsterdam-born striker cut his teeth at Ajax, before making his mark at Inter Milan and especially Arsenal.
In the national team, this outstanding technician did not manage to win a major title. However, his goal scored against Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup remains etched in memories. “ Anyone, even one day, dreams of scoring a goal like this in the World Cup.he confided to So Foot in December 2022.
After ending his playing career at the end of the 2005-2006 financial year, Dennis Bergkamp tried to become a coach. Deputy to Johan Neeskens at the head of the Netherlands team, then to Frank de Boer at Ajax Amsterdam, he did not persist on this path.
Dennis Bergkamp, as romantic as ever
At the end of 2023, the one launched by Johan Cruyff expressed his desire to buy a club. “It is always a dream of mine to develop players, run an academy and use all our knowledge and experience to get promotedhe confided in the columns of Telegraaf in December 2023. Not with a foreign billionaire who invests a lot of money just to move up quickly. »
Now aged 56, the esthete has distanced himself from the industry, even if he does not rule out a possible return.
“ Like an actor or a singer, you want to entertain people. The first touch excited mehe recalled in the columns of The Team in March 2024. It’s what makes the difference, that half-second that gives you time. » Pure romance.
