Search results
Celtic. Van Hooijdonk made his Celtic debut on 11 January 1995 in a league match against Hearts at Hampden Park. The striker made an instant impact for his new team by scoring a stunning opening goal. Hearts went on to equalise and so the game finished 1–1. Van Hooijdonk settled quickly at Celtic and he became an instant favourite with the fans.
- Personal
- Biog
- Quotes
- Cheats
- Pierre Van Hooijdonk: ‘I Told Ron Atkinson He Was A Pub Manager’ Michael Butler
Fullname: Pierre van Hooijdonk aka: Huggy, PvH Height: 6ft 4′ Weight: 13 stone Born: 29 Nov 1969 Birthplace: Steenbergen, Netherlands Signed: 11 Jan 1995 Left: 10 Mar 1997 Position: Centre-Forward Debut: Celtic 1-1 Hearts, League 11 January 1995 Internationals: Netherlands International Caps: 40International Goals: 12
When Tommy Burns signed Pierre van Hooijdonk in January 1995 (after being hunted down by Davie Hay) for £1.2 million, he signed a genuine quality player. It is thought that 5,000 extra supporters turned out to see his debut against Hearts, and he rewarded their presence with a goal described as a “a rare gem in a field of rock” by one journalist, a...
In 2014, ex-Rangers goalkeeper Andy Goram, when opening a pub, spoke of an altercation with Pierre van Hooijdonk in a Celtic v Rangers match in 1996. He told a cheering group of Rangers fans that when he saved the Dutchman’s penalty in that game he went up to him and called him – and he was paraphrasing here – “a non-white, unclean, non-Protestant ...
Daily Record 24 May 2013 PIERRE VAN HOOIJDONK last night claimed Rangers had been guilty of financial doping as he compared them to Tour de France drug cheats. The former Celtic striker has no sympathy for the Ibrox side after watching them tumble to the Third Division following a financial implosion. The Dutchman was part of the Hoops side that fi...
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/13/pierre-van-hooijdonk-nottingham-forest-celtic-netherlands-ron-atkinson The Dutch striker on his time at Nottingham Forest, Celtic and returning to Glasgow to pay tribute to Fernando Ricksen @michaelbutler18 Sun 13 Oct 2019 09.00 BST Last modified on Sun 13 Oct 2019 12.20 BST Pierre van Hooijd...
Aug 24, 2021 · Pierre van Hooijdonk - Celtic Goals. (1995-1997) • Most of the 56 goals Pierre van Hooijdonk scored in his 92 Celtic appearances. Pierre netted some fantastic free-kicks and many...
- 7 min
- 7.4K
- Henrik 7
Jan 11, 2024 · A trip down memory lane... Pierre van Hooijdonk makes an instant impact in his Celtic debut, scoring a stunner against Hearts
Dec 15, 2020 · The 110th edition of the storied cup competition was far from the most glamourous final, however a ninth minute header by Van Hooijdonk was enough to end Celtics barren spell and begin the turnaround in fortunes of the club that would culminate in the stopping of Rangers 10 in a row bid.
Van Hooijdonk made his Celtic debut on 11 January 1995 in a league match against Hearts at Hampden Park. The big striker made an instant impact for his new team by scoring a stunning opening goal. Hearts went on to equalise and the game finished 1–1.
People also ask
When did van Hooijdonk start at Celtic?
Why did Pierre van Hooijdonk leave Celtic?
Did van Hooijdonk end Celtic's barren spell?
Who is Pierre van Hooijdonk?
How many goals did van Hooijdonk score for Celtic?
Why did Andy Goram call Pierre van Hooijdonk?
Jan 17, 2019 · Pierre van Hooijdonk scored two free-kicks against Rangers in 2002. If his departure for Nottingham Forest had soured the Dutchman’s relationship with Celtic fans who had been enthralled by his two-and-a-half seasons in Glasgow, those two free-kicks against the Gers soon repaired things.
