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Jakob "Jaap" Stam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp ˈstɑm]; born 17 July 1972) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Ajax.
Born in Kampen, he played for several European clubs including PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, A.C. Milan and Ajax before retiring in October 2007. As well as club trophies, he won several personal awards, including being voted the best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He was known for possessing "a rare combination of speed, strength and ball-playing ability", as well as an excellent positional sense.
Stam played 67 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring three goals. He was in their squads for three European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS Kampen. On 15 August 1992, Stam made his professional debut for FC Zwolle in a 1–1 draw against SC Heracles in the Eerste Divisie. He became a first team regular right away and moved to Eredivisie side Cambuur Leeuwarden for the following season, but relegated in his first season which brought him back into the Eerste Divisie. Two seasons at Cambuur earned him a transfer to Eredivisie side Willem II. At Willem II he impressed at the Eredivisie level straight away, which meant his final breakthrough. A shock 1–0 home victory over Ajax led to Stam's transfer to PSV Eindhoven in the same season in which they eventually won the KNVB Cup, his first professional trophy.
Sky Bet pundit Ian Holloway has been down to Reading Football Club to meet their new manager and legendary ex-player Jaap Stam.
Jaap Stam►Difensore, nato a Kampen (Olanda) il 17 luglio 1972.Nel 1998 si trasferisce in Inghilterra nelle file del Manchester Utd e diviene uono dei punti di forza del club. La Lazio lo preleva nell'agosto 2001 per circa 50 miliardi di lire e lo schiera insieme con Nesta a formare una delle coppie centrali più forti a livello mondiale.Jaap Stam è stato uno dei migliori difensori degli ultimi anni. Fortissimo di testa, veloce nonostante un fisico imponente (h. m 1,90 per kg 87), implacabile marcatore e abile iniziatore delle manovre di contrattacco, specialista nei calci di punizione soprattutto con tiri rasoterra, ha mostrato anche aggressività e coraggio. Il suo legame con le squadre in cui ha militato è sempre stato improntato alla massima professionalità
Zlatan Ibrahimovic vs Jaap Stam Clash
Former Manchester United and Netherlands defender Jaap Stam picks a fantasy team based on the 11 best names he's played alongside. The team features many of his former United colleagues, but will David Beckham make the cut? What do you think of Jaap's line up? Comment below. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SkySportsFootball Subscribe to the Soccer AM YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SoccerAMOfficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/skysportsfootball Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skysports Website: http://www.skysports.com/football
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