Jaap Stam (full name Jackob Stam, born July 17, 1972 in Kampen, Netherlands) is a Dutch football player, currently playing for Ajax Amsterdam. His nickname is de Rots van Kampen (the rock of Kampen). July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Kampen is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ...

Stam started his career with local amateur football club DOS Kampen. In 1992, Stam made his professional debut for FC Zwolle. Stam's breakthrough came in his first season at Willem II. A shock 1-0 home victory over Ajax Amsterdam led to Stam's transfer to PSV Eindhoven. Two and a half years later, Stam became the then most expensive Dutch football player in history, and the most expensive defender in history, when Manchester United bought him for ƒ36m. Stam spent 3 seasons at Manchester United and won the Premiership, FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League while with them. FC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie, the countrys second level of club football. ... Willem II Tilburg is a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... Manchester United Football Club is a world famous English football club. ... Guilder is the English name for the Dutch Gulden. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The Football League), making it Englands primary football competition. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often still called European Cup) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

During the 2001-02 season, Stam was controversially sold to S.S. Lazio in Italy for ƒ55m, after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reportedly furious with allegations Stam had made in his autobiography Head to Head. The 2001-2002 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England. ... S.S. Lazio (Italian: Società Sportiva Lazio SpA) is an Italian sports club based in Rome, Latium. ... Sir Alex Ferguson (born Alexander Chapman Ferguson, December 31, 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager, currently managing Manchester United F.C.. He has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of English football and been in charge of Manchester United for over 1000 matches. ...

During his time with Lazio, Stam was found guilty of having the banned steroid nandrolone in his system following a Serie A game, and received a 5-month ban, which was eventually reduced by a month after appeals. Nandrolone is an anabolic steroid occurring naturally in the human body, albeit in small quantities. ... Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ...

Stam made his debut for Dutch national team on April 24, 1996, in the 1-0 defeat to Germany. He has played 67 matches for the Netherlands, scoring 3 goals and was an important player in the Dutch team that finished fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At Euro 2000, Stam missed an important kick in the penalty shootout in the semi-finals, which led to defeat against Italy. Stam retired from international football after the Euro 2004 tournament in Portugal, saying he wanted to focus on A.C. Milan and his family. On January 30, 2006, it was announced that he would return to the Eredivisie and play for Ajax, where he signed a two-year contract. This came as a surprise to many, as it was expected he would return to either his former club PSV, or SC Heerenveen. Upon his arrival in Amsterdam, he was immediately named team captain, and he was an instant favorite of the fans beacause of his leadership, experience and strength. In the opening of the season he showed why he had come to Amsterdam, to lead and to give the team an example of stamina and perseverance. First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football (soccer). ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, they play in red-and-black stripes, giving them the nickname Rossoneri (red-blacks). One of the most successful clubs in the world, they have won the prestigious UEFA Champions League 6 times (second only to Real Madrid... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dutch Eredivisie The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced Ah-yahx), is a football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... PSV Eindhoven PSV (Philips Sport Vereniging or Philips Sports Union) is a professional football club from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. ... S.C. Heerenveen (Frisian: SC It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division. ...

Career Stats

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Goals
1992/93	FC Zwolle	Netherlands	Eerste Divisie	32	1
1993/94	Cambuur Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Eredivisie	33	0
1994/95	Cambuur Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Eerste Divisie	33	4
1995/96	Willem II	Netherlands	Eredivisie	19	1
1995/96	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	14	1
1996/97	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	33	6
1997/98	PSV	Netherlands	Eredivisie	29	4
1998/99	Manchester United	England	FA Premier League	30	1
1999/00	Manchester United	England	FA Premier League	33	0
2000/01	Manchester United	England	FA Premier League	16	0
2001/02	Manchester United	England	FA Premier League	1	0
2001/02	Lazio Rome	Italy	Serie A	13	1
2002/03	Lazio Rome	Italy	Serie A	28	0
2003/04	Lazio Rome	Italy	Serie A	29	2
2004/05	AC Milan	Italy	Serie A	17	0
2005/06	AC Milan	Italy	Serie A	17	1
2006/07	Ajax	Netherlands	Eredivisie	8	0
			Total	378	22

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Titles

• 1996: Dutch Cup
• 1997: Dutch League, Dutch Supercup, Dutch Player of the Year
• 1998: Dutch Supercup
• 1999: Champions League, Premier League title, FA Cup, Inter-Continental Cup
• 2000: Premier League title
• 2001: Premier League title
• 2004: Coppa Italia
• 2006: Johan Cruijff Schaal

External links

• FootballDatabase provides Jaap Stam's profile and stats
• Official Ajax profile

	Netherlands squad - 1998 World Cup 4th place
1 van der Sar | 2 Reiziger | 3 Stam | 4 F. de Boer | 5 Numan | 6 Jonk | 7 R. de Boer | 8 Bergkamp | 9 Kluivert | 10 Seedorf | 11 Cocu | 12 Zenden | 13 Ooijer | 14 Overmars | 15 Bogarde | 16 Davids | 17 van Hooijdonk | 18 de Goeij | 19 van Bronckhorst | 20 Winter | 21 Hasselbaink | 22 Hesp | Coach Hiddink Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Largest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Worst defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France, by the FIFA decision in July 1992 beating a bid by Morocco to host the event. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Edwin van der Sar (born October 29, 1970 in Voorhout, Netherlands) is a Dutch football player who plays as a goalkeeper. ... Michael Reiziger (born May 3, 1973) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a right-back or central defender for PSV Eindhoven. ... Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch football defender. ... Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. ... Wim Jonk (born October 12, 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player. ... Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a Dutch football midfielder. ... Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. ... Patrick Kluivert (born July 1, 1976 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch international football striker from Surinamese descent who currently plays for Valencia in the Spanish First Division. ... Clarence Seedorf (born April 1, 1976 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch-Surinamese football midfielder, who currently plays for AC Milan in Serie A. Seedorf is the first, and to date, the only person to have won the UEFA Champions League with three different teams: Ajax (1995), Real Madrid (1998... Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch football midfielder currently playing for PSV Eindhoven. ... Boudewijn Zenden (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht; commonly known as Bolo Zenden) is a Dutch footballer; a left midfielder and occasionally a defender. ... Antonius Maria Ooijer (born July 11, 1974 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch international football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. ... Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a former Dutch football player. ... Winston Bogarde (born October 22, 1970. ... Edgar Steven Davids (born March 13, 1973 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch football player. ... Petrus (Pierre) Ferdinandus Johannes van Hooijdonk (born on November 29, 1969 in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch football player. ... Edwin (Ed) de Goeij (born December 20, 1966 in Gouda, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch football goalkeeper standing at 6 foot 6 inches. ... Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst aka Gio (born February 5, 1975 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football (soccer) defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Barcelona in La Liga. ... Aron Winter (born March 1, 1967 in Paramaribo, Surinam) is a retired Dutch footballer. ... Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink (born March 27, 1972 in Paramaribo, Suriname), usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,[1] is a Dutch football striker who currently plays for Charlton Athletic in the Premiership. ... Ruud Hesp (born October 31, 1965 in Bussum, Noord-Holland) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper. ... Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch football coach. ...