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Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
- Position: Defender
- Squad number: 5
- Date of birth: 5 February, 1975 (35 years old)
- Height: 5'10" (178cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 7 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst | 1|0 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst |
| 0 As substitute | 50|35 Total Netherlands |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 7 Total Netherlands | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 1 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst | 0 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst |
| 12 Total Netherlands | 12 Total Netherlands |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 12|4 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst | 2|0 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst |
| 115|112 Total Netherlands | 23|1 Total Netherlands |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Netherlands games played
- Netherlands 2-0 Denmark
Monday, 14 June Match report - Netherlands 1-0 Japan
Saturday, 19 June Match report - Cameroon 1-2 Netherlands
Thursday, 24 June Match report - Netherlands 2-1 Slovakia
Monday, 28 June Match report - Netherlands 2-1 Brazil
Friday, 2 July Match report - Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands
Tuesday, 6 July Match report - Netherlands 0-1 Spain
Sunday, 11 July Match report
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Player profile
Captain of the national side, the evergreen left-back featured in all eight of Holland’s World Cup qualifiers. He played at the 2006 World Cup and was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 1998 World Cup.
He also played at Euro 2000, 2004 and 2008. Van Bronckhorst looks set to win his 100th cap during the tournament and will retire from professional football after the finals.
Originally a midfielder, ‘Gio’ started his career with Feyenoord in 1994, moving to Rangers in 1998, helping them win the domestic treble in his first season. He joined Arsenal (41 league apps) for £8.5m in 2001 but suffered a cruciate ligament injury in 2002 and failed to earn a regular first-team spot.
A move to Barcelona, initially on loan, followed in summer 2003 where he won two La Liga titles and the 2006 Champions League. He rejoined Feyenoord (under coach Van Marwijk) in 2007 and was made captain, lifting the Dutch Cup in his first season.
Van Bronckhorst’s parentage is Indonesian. He says if he hadn’t been a footballer he’d like to have been a pilot.
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