Video: Watch Dennis Bergkamp Unmatched Sexy Passing & Magics Goals As Gunners Legend Clock 53 Today
As Dennis Bergkamp turns to 53 today, here is incredible contribution to football during his career.
The Dutchman who originally a wide midfielder, moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career.
Bergkamp is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, and one of Arsenal’s greatest ever players.
🇳🇱 Happy birthday, Dennis Bergkamp 🥳
See the Dutch master at work 🔥#HBD | @OnsOranje pic.twitter.com/K3ai8EzGRG— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) May 10, 2022
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 age 11 and made his professional debut in 1986.
Prolific form led to an international call-up with the Netherlands a year later, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Inter Milan in 1993, where he had two underwhelming seasons.
After joining Arsenal in 1995, he 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.
😍 Bergkamp magic back in the day…
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 10, 2022
This assist 🤤#HBD | @Arsenal | #UCL pic.twitter.com/rIW5CsFl1q
With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp was selected for Euro 1992, where he impressed, scoring three goals as his country reached the semi-finals.
At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he scored a memorable winning goal in the final minute of the quarterfinal against Argentina which has been regarded as one of the greatest FIFA World Cup goals.
Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes’s record to become the country’s top scorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by Patrick Kluivert, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, and Robin van Persie.
Art.
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 10, 2022
In its purest form.
Have a special day, Dennis 🐐 pic.twitter.com/b1aRzVeotG
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.
Bergkamp finished third twice in the FIFA World Player of the Year award and was selected by Pelé as one of the FIFA 100 greatest living players. In 2007, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, the first and only Dutch player ever to receive the honour.
🇳🇱 Dennis Bergkamp: a symbol of elegance 😎
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 10, 2022
Dutch master is 53 today 🥳#HBD | @Arsenal | #UCL pic.twitter.com/EmuFmjDNoQ
Bergkamp was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2021. In 2017, Bergkamp’s goal against Newcastle United in 2002 was voted as the best Premier League goal of all-time in the league’s 25-year history.
