Santi Kolk
Santiago "Santi" Kolk[1] (born 2 October 1981) is a Dutch former footballer, who is currently an agent. He mostly played as a forward during his playing career. Kolk's former clubs include ADO Den Haag, SC Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk, FC Den Bosch, Excelsior, FC Zwolle, SBV Vitesse, 1. FC Union Berlin and NAC Breda.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Kolk | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dynamo '67 | |||
| Laakkwartier | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | (2) |
| 2000–2004 | Heerenveen | 26 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2003 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Excelsior (loan) | 36 | (10) |
| 2005–2006 | → Zwolle (loan) | 29 | (18) |
| 2006–2007 | ADO Den Haag | 29 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | Vitesse | 69 | (19) |
| 2010–2012 | Union Berlin | 17 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2013 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | (2) |
| Total | 315 | (79) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Born in The Hague, Kolk made his professional debut on 29 August 1999 as part of the ADO Den Haag first team in a home match against NAC Breda. Coming on as a second-half substitute for Dennis Iliohan, he scored his first goal after only being on the pitch for one minute as ADO won 3–0.[2] In the 2005–06 season, when he played for FC Zwolle, he became second on the top scorer list of the Jupiler League with 18 goals, only one behind Berry Powel.[3]
In 2007, after having played for seven clubs in eight years, Kolk commented on the fact that he had played for a relatively large number of different clubs, by stating: "I am sort of the Dutch Christian Vieri."[4][5]
Between 2007 and 2010, Kolk played for Vitesse.[1] There, he was considered one of the club's key players due to his goalscoring record.
In July 2010, Kolk agreed to a three-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin, who at that point were playing in the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2010–11 season, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals. In the 2011–12 season Kolk would go on to play for NAC Breda on loan.[6]
In 2013, Kolk returned to ADO Den Haag for the second time in his career.[7]
Kolk also played in several Dutch national youth teams. He was part of Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.[8]
Post-retirement
In 2014, a year after retiring from football, Kolk started as an agent and was hired by Juzzt Football, a Dutch football agency.[9] He represented Denzel Dumfries until 2019.[10]
References
- Kokke, Michiel (12 June 2007). "Santiago 'Santi' Kolk, beschermheilige van Vitesse". gelderlander.nl. De Gelderlander. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "ADO Den Haag - NAC Breda 3:0". voetbal.com. voetbal.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "Eerste Divisie 2005/2006 » Scorers". voetbal.com. voetbal.com. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- 'Kolk voelt zich de Nederlandse Vieri'. Voetbalprimeur.nl. 6 juni 2007. (Dutch)
- "Santi Kolk: 'Ik ben de Nederlandse Vieri'". vi.nl. Voetbal International. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "Santi Kolk" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Santi Kolk tekent bij ADO Den Haag". adodenhaag.nl. ADO Den Haag. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "'Robben-Huntelaar-Kolk tegen Costa Rica; aardige aanval'". vi.nl. Voetbal International. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- "Santi Kolk aan de slag als zaakwaarnemer". bndestem.nl. BN DeStem. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- Elfrink, Rik (25 May 2020). "Ook PSV is aan zet in de slag om Dumfries". ed.nl. Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 19 June 2020.