Istvan Bakx

Istvan Bakx

Personal information
Full name	Istvan Bakx
Date of birth	20 January 1986 (1986-01-20)
Place of birth	Vlissingen, Netherlands
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Winger Forward
Club information
Current club	Willem II
Number	28
Youth career
1992–1996	Zeeland Sport
1996	Feyenoord
1996–2003	RCS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2005	Kloetinge
2005–2006	Sparta Rotterdam	2	(0)
2006–2007	HSV Hoek	23	(3)
2007–2009	Kortrijk	58	(17)
2009–2012	Racing Genk	3	(0)
2010–2011	→ Den Bosch (loan)	32	(8)
2012–	Willem II
National team
2008	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Istvan Bakx (born 20 January 1986 in Vlissingen) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Jupiler League. He is a left-footed winger, and can also be used as a striker.

Club career

Bakx was discovered by Sparta Rotterdam in 2005, while he was playing for VV Kloetinge in the Hoofdklasse, the highest Dutch amateur league. At the end of the season, Sparta offered Bakx a new contract. But Bakx refused to sign, opting to focus on his school career, and went to HSV Hoek, another team playing in the Hoofdklasse. Bakx was chosen as player of the year at the end of his season in Hoek. In July 2007, Bakx went to Belgian second division side KV Kortrijk. He promoted with Kortrijk to the highest level of Belgian football. When his manager and discoverer Hein Vanhaezebrouck signed for RC Genk after the 2008-09 season, he took Bakx with him.

The Google Striker

Bakx gained some notability in Belgium with his transfer to Kortrijk. Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck was searching for a left-footed attacker and had typed in those words at search engine Google. Search results showed a positive report on Bakx, and Vanhaezebrouck contacted Kortrijk's head scout. As these scouting reports were also positive, Bakx' transfer to Kortrijk became a fact. As a result, Belgian media nicknamed Bakx the Google striker. Bakx impressed in Belgium as part of the KV Kortrijk side that chalked up a shock 5-1 Belgian Cup victory against AA Gent, in which Bakx scored a hat-trick. Sadly for Bakx and Kortrijk, Gent won the return 4-0, defeating Kortrijk on aggregate.

International career

On March 13, 2008, Bakx was taken up into the pre-selection for Jong Oranje for the match against Estonia.

External links

• Footgoal Profile