Winston Bogarde hails Sunderland’s Brian Brobbey after World Cup brace for Netherlands

Winston Bogarde
Winston Lloyd Bogarde
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Who is this?
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. He had spells at Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea. 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. Bogarde represented the Netherlands national team in one World Cup and one European Championship, being an international for five years.
Career
- 1970Born
- 1988Joined Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging
- 1990Joined Excelsior Rotterdam
- 1991Joined Sparta Rotterdam
- 1994Joined AFC Ajax
- 1995Joined Netherlands national association football team
- 1997Joined AC Milan
- 1998Joined Futbol Club Barcelona
- 2000Joined Chelsea F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Rotterdam
- •Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
- •Known as: association football player, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
Winston Bogarde hails Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey’s Premier League move amid World Cup impact
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