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- Van Bommel started his amateur career at local club RKVV Maasbracht before earning a professional contract with Fortuna Sittard in 1992.
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Van Bommel started his amateur career at local club RKVV Maasbracht before earning a professional contract with Fortuna Sittard in 1992. His colleagues at Fortuna who would later join PSV alongside him were Wilfred Bouma and Kevin Hofland.
Mark van Bommel former footballer from Netherlands Central Midfield last club: PSV Eindhoven * Apr 22, 1977 in Maasbracht, Netherlands.
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May 14, 2013 · Van Bommel started his professional career at the age of 15 and became known as one of the most aggressive defensive midfielders in the game. His ball winning skills have been heralded and led him to playing time at Barcelona, AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, and Bayern Munich where he spent 5 seasons, including time as the first non-German captain of ...
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Along the way, many people tried to drag van Bommel down, attacking his craft, bemoaning his character and questioning his motives. Mark was branded a thug, a vigilante, a lumbering football Neanderthal capable only of grinding opponents into dust and influencing referees. The mainstream exaggerated and distorted his methodology so much that, now, ...
To play professional football at an elite level was always the dream. Mark was born on 22ndApril 1977 in Maasbracht, a small town nestled in the Netherlands’ southernmost quadrant, straddling the border with Belgium. The van Bommel household was equidistant from Eindhoven in the north, Genk in the east and Mönchengladbach in the west, a true hotbed...
Fortuna Sittard, about to embark on a true halcyon period, didn’t offer the most substantive financial package either, but by promising to devote special attention to Mark’s physical, emotional and technical development, the club showcased a greater grasp of pastoral duties than any other competitor. With encouragement from his family, Mark, then j...
Eric Gerets was particularly enamoured of the 22-year old juggernaut. The taciturn Belgian was appointed PSV boss in July 1999, and van Bommel seemed just the kind of player he would be inclined to buy. A fearsome leader, Mark played football the right way, the honest way, the Eric Gerets Way. Naturally, he became the coach’s second summer signing,...
The subsequent loss of van Nistelrooy to Manchester United, coupled with a greater focus on European competition, saw PSV struggle somewhat in 2001-02. After again winning the Cruyff Shield, Gerets’ men were trumped by Ajax in the league. However, the aforementioned desire to compete in Europe - a recurring feature throughout PSV history - afforded...
Nevertheless, van Bommel was soon granted his international debut by Oranje coach Louis van Gaal in a 4-0 World Cup 2002 qualification victory over Cyprus. Even as Mark became a more prominent feature in an injury-ravaged Dutch squad, scoring against Andorra, England and Estonia, the team continued to struggle for traction in a group eventually won...
In a season littered with stupendous moments and brilliant games, one stands out above all else. It was 20th March 2005. Ajax versus PSV in Amsterdam. A win for Hiddink’s charges would virtually secure the league title and, as they were wont to do, the club’s two cultured veterans rose to the occasion. Cocu opened the scoring with a prodigious divi...
That fairy-tale season culminated in unbearable anguish, however. Despite claiming another domestic title, PSV fell to AC Milan in a Champions League semi-final for the ages. Down 2-0 from the first leg, PSV came roaring back before a vociferous Eindhoven crowd. Park slammed home an early goal before Cocu equalised on sixty-five minutes. The team w...
Frank Rijkaard, ever eager to surround himself with fellow countrymen, signed van Bommel on a free transfer to bolster his title-winning Barcelona side and imbue into his eclectic squad a splash of seasoned European expertise. Mark joined a different Barcelona to the one so lauded today. Different in style and substance, if not results. In recent t...
Shortly after the World Cup’s conclusion, Uli Hoeneß, president of Bayern Munich, rather surprisingly announced the €6 million signing of van Bommel, cutting short the Dutchman’s La Liga stay and prompting the next major chapter in his eclectic career. In 2006-07, the Bavarian giants struggled for the direction and formidable consistency that tradi...
Oct 23, 2018 · Van Bommel didn't grow up in Eindhoven but joined the club in 1999, aged 22, from his beloved Fortuna Sittard. However, born in Limburg, he has a southern accent and southern mentality that is...
- Michael Yokhin
Jul 25, 2018 · It’s easy to forget the talent Van Bommel possessed, which was such that he made his professional debut in 1993 for Fortuna Sittard at the age of just 16 years and 23 days. Unfortunately, Fortuna were relegated at the end of that season, although if anything this was to the benefit of Van Bommel.
Jun 4, 2014 · However, it was at Fortuna Sittard where van Bommel’s professional story began. van Bommel was signed from the (now defunct) amateur side RKVV Maasbracht for the 1992/93 season. In the end, Fortuna were relegated from the Eredivisie that season, with the then 16 year old van Bommel making his only appearance as a second half substitute ...
