Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp (born 10 May 1969) was a
Dutch professional footballer and now is the assistant manager to
Frank de Boer at
Ajax.
Originally a wide midfielder, he was moved to main striker and then to
second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career.
Bergkamp has been described by
Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international
and a "dream for a striker" by teammate
Thierry Henry.

The son of an electrician, Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by
Ajax
at the age of 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Good form led
to an international call-up a year later, attracting the attention of
several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club
Internazionale in 1993, where he had two disappointing seasons. He then joined
Arsenal in 1995. It was at Arsenal where Bergkamp rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three
Premier League titles, four
FA Cup trophies and reach the
2006 UEFA Champions League Final, which marked his last appearance as a player. With the
Netherlands national team, Bergkamp surpassed
Faas Wilkes's record to become the country's top goalscorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by
Patrick Kluivert.
Bergkamp was selected by Pele as one of the
FIFA 100
greatest living players and is widely regarded as one of the greatest
players in his generation. In 2007, he was inducted into the FIFA Hall
of Fame, the first and so far only Dutch player ever to receive such
honour. Bergkamp has also finished third in the
FIFA World Player of the Year award twice. Due to his
fear of flying, Bergkamp has been affectionately nicknamed the "Non-Flying Dutchman" by Arsenal supporters.
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