Two legends retire!!

Yes, its sad but every player has to stop someday. Yesterday legends Pi-air van Hooijdonk and Paul Bosvelt retired from professional football...

Paul Bosvelt:

1989/90 Go Ahead Eagles 32 2 Eerste divisie
1990/91 Go Ahead Eagles 26 8 Eerste divisie
1991/92 Go Ahead Eagles 27 4 Eerste divisie
1992/93 Go Ahead Eagles 22 4 Eredivisie
1993/94 Go Ahead Eagles 32 9 Eredivisie
1994/95 FC Twente 33 7 Eredivisie
1995/96 FC Twente 32 7 Eredivisie
1996/97 FC Twente 31 7 Eredivisie
1997/98 Feyenoord 30 4 Eredivisie
1998/99 Feyenoord 33 4 Eredivisie
1999/00 Feyenoord 32 8 Eredivisie
2000/01 Feyenoord 20 8 Eredivisie
2001/02 Feyenoord 31 7 Eredivisie
2002/03 Feyenoord 31 2 Eredivisie
2003/04 Manchester City 25 0 Premiership
2004/05 Manchester City 28 2 Premiership
2005/06 SC Heerenveen 30 4 Eredivisie
2006/07 SC Heerenveen 28 1 Eredivisie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxdgCsJ2Sro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR0B-yAOkh4&NR=1

What a guy! Worked even harder then Kuyt My second favo Feyenoord player after Jean-paul van Gastel! Played an important part in winning the title and the UEFA-Cup!

Pierre van Hooijdonk

1989/90 RBC 32 6 Eerste divisie
1990/91 RBC 37 27 Eerste divisie
1991/92 NAC 35 20 Eerste divisie
1992/93 NAC 33 26 Eerste divisie
1993/94 NAC 31 25 Eredivisie
1994/95 NAC 16 10 Eredivisie
1994/95 Celtic 14 4 Schotland
1995/96 Celtic 34 26 Schotland
1996/97 Celtic 21 14 Schotland
1996/97 Nottingham Forest 8 1 Premiership
1997/98 Nottingham Forest 42 29
1998/99 Nottingham Forest 21 6 Premiership
1999/00 Vitesse 29 25 Eredivisie
2000/01 Benfica 30 19 Portugal
2001/02 Feyenoord 33 24 Eredivisie
2002/03 Feyenoord 28 28 Eredivisie
2003/04 Fenerbahçe 34 23 Turkije
2004/05 Fenerbahçe 19 8 Turkije
2005/06 NAC Breda 17 5 Eredivisie
2005/06 Feyenoord 11 3 Eredivisie
2006/07 Feyenoord 26 5 Eredivisie
Totaal 551 334

What a legend this guy is as well!! Won the UEFA-cup almost on his own for us!!! Best Freekick taker as well. Scored the most beautiful freekick of our time against Freiburg!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU76kpewQOM

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He even got his own song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuQh70xqg_k

yeah , Paul Bosvelt was subbed in his last game .. sad for Heerenveen

as for van Hooijdonk .. he is a man of his own world.

The REAL Legend retiring this season in the Eredivisie this season .. may end up in Sydney or USA (you know who .. Philip Cocu)

Sad to see Go Ahead Eagles legend Bosvelt retiring

Go Ahead Eagles = best Dutch developer of youth players

indeed

a very sad day for world football

otto hat Euch alle lieb wrote:indeed

a very sad day for world football

Ha! poor otto, still bitter we beated a couple of German teams along the way huh? How close were Dortmund??

@fey

I remember a time when van Basten and Guillit were considered to be LEGENDS

obviously:

times have changed and you have adjusted your standards accordingly

They have been very important for the Dutch football, maybe on a different way as Gullit and van Bastard but important nontheless! Look at those two as an improved version of Frings and Klose!

Who is Klose?

What is a Podolski?

A bit over the top calling them legends.

Paul Bosvelt is a legend, i loved him at City and was lucky enough to get to meet him a couple of times, i am pleased to be able ot say he is not only a top player but a top bloke.

Hardly legends but both were top class players in there prime.

otto hat Euch alle lieb wrote:indeed

a very sad day for world football

Axeslammer wrote:Sad to see Go Ahead Eagles legend Bosvelt retiring

Go Ahead Eagles = best Dutch developer of youth players

I was just going to ask who they were.