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Winston Bogarde
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Winston Lloyd Bogarde (born 22 October 1970) is a Dutch retired professional footballer. He was known for his physical strength, and played mostly as a centre-back although he could occasionally play as left-back.[1]
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![]() Bogarde in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Winston Lloyd Bogarde | ||
Date of birth | (1970-10-22) 22 October 1970 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Alexandria '66 | |||
Sparta Rotterdam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | SVV | 11 | (1) |
1990 | → Excelsior (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1991–1994 | Sparta Rotterdam | 65 | (14) |
1994–1997 | Ajax | 62 | (6) |
1997 | A.C. Milan | 3 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Barcelona | 41 | (4) |
2000–2004 | Chelsea | 9 | (0) |
Total | 201 | (26) | |
International career | |||
1995–2000 | Netherlands | 20 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2020 | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||
2017 | Jong Ajax (interim) | ||
2020–2022 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He had spells at Ajax, Barcelona and Chelsea.[2] With the latter club he garnered worldwide attention when he received little playing time (no Premier League level appearances in his last three seasons combined), and nevertheless insisted on seeing out his lucrative contract.[3]
Bogarde represented the Netherlands national team in one World Cup and one European Championship, being an international for five years.