At the end of that mercurial season he went to the World Cup where he lit up Holland's march to the last four with another stunning goal.
In a mirror image of his Leicester effort, he collected a deep pass with one touch and scored with the next to beat Argentina.
"You have to make the movement first to get some space and then the control and finish should be good. There's a lot of skill involved and it all has to come together so I'm proud of those sorts of goals."
Bergkamp quit international football two years later after the Euro 2000 semi-finals having scored 37 goals in 79 internationals - then Dutch record.
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