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Mark van Bommel

Mark van Bommel

NAME:

Mark van Bommel

BORN:

22/44/1977 in Maasbracht

POSITION:

MD

CLUB:

Bayern Munich

PREVIOUS CLUBS:

Fortuna Sittard, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona

INTERNATIONAL CAPS:

54 (9 goals)

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT:

7/10/2000 vs Cyprus

6 Mark van Bommel

Mark van Bommel's professional career started at Dutch club Fortuna Sittard, where he spent seven years before moving to PSV Eindhoven in 1999.

Barcelona employed him for only one season in 2005/06, but it proved enough time for him to lift the Uefa Champions League trophy, before Bayern Munich brought him to the Allianz Arena, where he now captains the side.

The midfielder broke into the Dutch national side in 2000, but had to wait six years to play in a major tournament as he missed out on the 2002 World Cup, with Netherlands failing to qualify, and was sidelined with injury during Euro 2004.

He is the son-in-law of current Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk.


 

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