Jaap Stam
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jakob Stam | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1992 | DOS Kampen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1993 | FC Zwolle | 32 | (1) |
1993–1995 | SC Cambuur | 66 | (3) |
1995–1996 | Willem II | 19 | (1) |
1996–1998 | PSV Eindhoven | 76 | (12) |
1998–2001 | Manchester United | 79 | (1) |
2001–2004 | Lazio | 70 | (3) |
2004–2006 | Milan | 42 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Ajax | 31 | (1) |
Total | 415 | (23) | |
International career | |||
1996–2004 | Netherlands | 67 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2009 | FC Zwolle (interim) | ||
2011–2013 | FC Zwolle (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
2014–2016 | Jong Ajax (assistant) | ||
2016– | Reading | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jakob "Jaap" Stam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp ˈstɑm]; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Reading.
Born in Kampen, he played for several European clubs including PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, Milan and Ajax before retiring in October 2007. As well as club trophies, he won several personal awards, including being voted the best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League.[2] As a centre-back, he was known for possessing "a rare combination of speed, strength and ball-playing ability",[3] as well as an excellent positional sense.[4]
Stam played 67 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring three goals. He was in their squads for three UEFA European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Early career
Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS Kampen. On 15 August 1992, Stam made his professional debut for FC Zwolle in a 1–1 draw against SC Heracles in the Eerste Divisie. He became a first team regular right away and moved to Eredivisie side Cambuur Leeuwarden for the following season, but relegated in his first season which brought him back into the Eerste Divisie. Two seasons at Cambuur earned him a transfer to Eredivisie side Willem II. At Willem II, he immediately impressed at the Eredivisie level, which meant his final breakthrough. A shock 1–0 home victory over Ajax led to Stam's transfer to PSV Eindhoven in the same season in which they eventually won the KNVB Cup, his first professional trophy.
PSV
Stam was a key player for PSV in the 1996–97 season, as the team won the Eredivisie Championship and the Johan Cruyff Shield. Individually, Stam won the VVCS Footballer of the Year award.
In 1998, Stam became the then most expensive Dutch football player in history and the most expensive defender in history when Manchester United bought him for £10.6 million.
Manchester United
Stam spent three seasons at Manchester United, during which time United won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He scored his only goal for the club in a 6–2 away victory against Leicester City.[5]
Early in the 2001–02 season, Stam was controversially sold to Lazio in Italy after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly furious with allegations Stam had made in his autobiography Head to Head about himself and the club. Stam made numerous statements in the book about his views on opposing players, and notoriously alleged that Ferguson's approach to buy him was done without the permission of PSV.[6] Laurent Blanc was signed as his replacement.
In 2007, however, Ferguson described the decision to sell Stam as an error: "At the time he had just come back from an achilles injury and we thought he had just lost a little bit. We got the offer from Lazio, £16.5m for a centre-back who was 29. It was an offer I couldn't refuse. But in playing terms it was a mistake. He is still playing for Ajax at a really good level."[7] On the financial report, Manchester United announced the fee was £15.3 million.[8]
Lazio
During his time with Lazio, Stam was found guilty of having the banned steroid nandrolone in his system following a Serie A game,[9] and received a five-month ban, which was eventually reduced by a month after appeals.[10] He was the second Lazio player suspended in 2001, after Fernando Couto. Stam returned to be an integral part of a Lazio side that struggled financially, but still retained its status as a top club in spite of several top players leaving.
In his last season at the club, he won the Coppa Italia.
Milan
Stam joined Milan after UEFA Euro 2004. He reached his second Champions League final with the Rossoneri in 2005, but was a runner-up after his team was defeated by Liverpool in a penalty shootout.[11]
Ajax
On 30 January 2006, it was announced that he would return to the Eredivisie and play for Ajax, where he signed a two-year contract for a €2.5 million transfer fee. Stam was named team captain upon his arrival at the club. In his first season, he won both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup; another Johan Cruijff-schaal was added to his trophies at the start of the 2007–08 season.
On 29 October 2007, Stam announced his retirement from professional football with immediate effect after playing six league games for Ajax in 2007–08. His last game was in a 0–0 draw against NEC on 20 October 2007.
International career
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Stam made his debut for the Netherlands on 24 April 1996 in a 1–0 defeat to Germany. He was also an important player in the Dutch team that finished fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
During UEFA Euro 2000, he once again reached the semi-finals with the Dutch team, hosted in his home country and Belgium. Stam missed an important penalty kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy.
Stam reached his third semi-finals in an international competition with his nation at Euro 2004 in Portugal and retired from international football after the tournament. The reason cited for his international retirement was that he wanted to focus on his new team, Milan, as well as his family.
In total, he played 67 matches for the Netherlands, scoring three goals.
Post career
In October 2008, Stam returned to Manchester United as a scout for the club, responsible for most of South America.[12][13]
Coaching and managerial career
In 2011, Stam became an assistant coach for PEC Zwolle, a position he held for two seasons after Kieron Hogendoorn vacated the role.
Following his stint with Zwolle, Stam took a three-year contract with Ajax as an assistant coach, and as defensive trainer starting in the 2013–14 Eredivisie season.[14]
On 13 June 2016, Stam was appointed as manager of English Championship side Reading on an initial two-year contract.[15]
Soccer Aid
Stam has been involved with Soccer Aid, which puts celebrities and football legends together in two teams (England and Rest of the World) for a charity game in aid of Unicef. Stam has appeared in four Soccer Aid matches 2008, 2012, 2014 and 2016.[16]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 December 2016
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Reading | 13 June 2016 | Present | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52.2 | [17] |
Total | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52.2 | — |
Honours
Player
Club
- PSV
- Eredivisie (1): 1996–97
- KNVB Cup (1): 1995–96
- Johan Cruyff Shield (2): 1996, 1997
- Manchester United
- Premier League (3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- FA Cup (1): 1998–99
- UEFA Champions League (1): 1998–99
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
- Lazio
- Coppa Italia (1): 2003–04
- Milan
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2004
- Ajax
- KNVB Cup (1): 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff-schaal (2): 2006, 2007
International
- Netherlands
- 1998 FIFA World Cup: Fourth place
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year (1): 1997
- Dutch Golden Boot (1): 1997
- UEFA Club Best Defender of the Year (2): 1998–99, 1999–2000
- Premier League PFA Team of the Year (3): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
- ESM Team of the Year (1): 1998–99
- Overseas Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 – 2001–02)
- FIFPro World XI Nominee: 2005[18]
Assistant coach
Club
- FC Zwolle
- Eerste Divisie (1): 2012–13
- Ajax
- Eredivisie (1): 2013–14
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2013
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Zwolle | 1992–93 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 1 | – | |||||||||
Cambuur | 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | – | |||||||||
1994–95 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 2 | – | ||||||||||
Total | 66 | 3 | – | |||||||||||
Willem II | 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | – | |||||||||
PSV Eindhoven | 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 14 | 1 | – | |||||||||
1996–97 | 33 | 7 | – | |||||||||||
1997–98 | 29 | 4 | – | |||||||||||
Total | 76 | 12 | – | |||||||||||
Manchester United | 1998–99 | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
1999–2000 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 79 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 1 | ||
Lazio | 2001–02 | Serie A | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||
2002–03 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||||
2003–04 | 29 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Total | 70 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Milan | 2004–05 | Serie A | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 1 | ||
2005–06 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||||
Total | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 65 | 2 | ||||
Ajax | 2006–07 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | – | |||||||||
2007–08 | 6 | 0 | – | |||||||||||
Total | 31 | 1 | – | |||||||||||
Career total | 415 | 23 |
Netherlands senior team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1996 | 4 | 0 |
1997 | 6 | 1 |
1998 | 14 | 1 |
1999 | 4 | 1 |
2000 | 8 | 0 |
2001 | 7 | 0 |
2002 | 5 | 0 |
2003 | 9 | 0 |
2004 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 67 | 3 |
Books
- Stam, J., with Butler, J. (contrib.) (2002), Head to Head, Willow Publishing, ISBN 978-0-00-711709-3
References
- ^ Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank OBE; Tyrrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 116. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
- ^ "UEFA Super Cup". UEFA.com. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "Player Profile". BBC Sport. 14 May 2000. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Shevchenko appannato, Passoni sempre lucido" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Jones, Ken (16 January 1999). "O'Neill faces up to Premiership's harsh reality". London: The Independent. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Interview: Jaap Stam". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ Harris, Nick (6 September 2007). "Ferguson will never talk to the BBC again". The Independent. London. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ http://production.investis.com/manutd/findata/reports/anrep01/chstat.pdf
- ^ "Stam suspension upheld". BBC. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ "Stam cleared to return". BBC. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ "AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet)". BBC Sport. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
- ^ "Douglas advised to ignore European interest". Sky Sports. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
- ^ Gray, Ashley (10 October 2008). "Jaap Stam makes up with Sir Alex and signs up for United as a South American talent scout". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ Langelaar, Jeroen (7 January 2013). "Jaap Stam keert als assistent-coach terug bij Ajax". Daily Mail. Netherlands. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Jaap Stam appointed as manager". readingfc.co.uk. Reading FC. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool and Manchester United legends are first football players for Soccer Aid line-up". Unicef. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Managers: Jaap Stam". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ http://www.fifpro.org/en/events/world-xi/players?sortname2=2005
- ^ Stam.html Jaap Stam at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Jaap Stam at Soccerbase
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/stam-intl.html
External links
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- Jaap Stam at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
- World Footballer of the Year 1999 12th
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- A.C. Milan players
- AFC Ajax players
- SC Cambuur players
- Doping cases in association football
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Dutch expatriates in Italy
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch sportspeople in doping cases
- Eredivisie players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- PEC Zwolle players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Netherlands international footballers
- People from Kampen, Overijssel
- Premier League players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Serie A players
- S.S. Lazio players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Association football defenders
- Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff
- AFC Ajax non-playing staff
- PEC Zwolle managers
- Dutch expatriates in England
- Dutch football managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Reading F.C. managers
- English Football League managers