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Joonas Kolkka

Joonas Einari Kolkka (born 28 September 1974) is a Finnish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger most of his career, but could also play on the right wing. Having started his career in his native Finland, he went on to play for several clubs in the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, England, and the USA.

Joonas Kolkka
Personal information
Full name Joonas Einari Kolkka
Date of birth (1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Reipas Lahti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Reipas Lahti 34 (19)
1993–1995 MyPa 43 (17)
1996–1998 Willem II 68 (16)
1998–2001 PSV 78 (10)
2001–2003 Panathinaikos 45 (3)
2003–2004 Borussia M'gladbach 28 (2)
2004–2005 Crystal Palace 26 (3)
2005–2006 ADO Den Haag 31 (8)
2006–2007 Feyenoord 22 (3)
2007–2011 NAC Breda 113 (8)
2011–2012 Willem II 13 (1)
2012 Texas Dutch Lions 15 (2)
Total 516 (92)
International career
1994–2010[1] Finland 98 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Lahti, Kolkka started his career with Reipas Lahti and MyPa in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 1995 before joining Netherlands' Willem II the same year. In 1998 Kolkka joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a four-year contract.[2] At PSV he won two league championships and got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Kolkka then moved to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2001 for a transfer fee of €2.3 million,[3] and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each for Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga, and in Crystal Palace of the English Premier League, to which he transferred for a fee of €750.000.[4] He scored at both Anfield[5] and Old Trafford[6] during his stay at the club, and also scored in the thrilling 3–3 draw with Norwich.[7] He was released by Palace, and returned to the Netherlands in 2005, signing a one-year deal with ADO Den Haag. After an impressive season with ADO, he was signed by Dutch side Feyenoord in the summer of 2006, and played until summer 2011 for NAC Breda. In 2011, he was signed by his former club, Willem II, being employed as a player and a sales manager of the club.

On 4 May 2012, it was announced that Kolkka had signed a three-month-contract with Texas Dutch Lions, in the third level of American football (not Dayton Dutch Lions).[citation needed] After his contract with the Dutch Lions expired, Kolkka returned to the Netherlands, working as a youth coach for his former club PSV.

International career

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Kolkka made his debut for the Finland national team on 26 October 1994 against Estonia, and was a regular in the Finland lineup until 2010.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reipas Lahti 1991 Veikkausliiga 4 0 — — 4 0
1992 Ykkönen — —
1993 Kakkonen — —
Total 34 19 — — 34 19
MyPa 1994 Veikkausliiga 21 11 0 0 0 0 2[b] 2 23 13
1995 Veikkausliiga 22 6 0 0 0 0 4[b] 0 26 6
Total 43 17 0 0 0 0 6 2 49 19
Willem II 1995–96 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
1996–97 Eredivisie 32 7 0 0 — — 32 7
1997–98 Eredivisie 29 9 0 0 — — 29 9
Total 68 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 16
PSV 1998–99 Eredivisie 19 1 3 0 1[c] 0 7[d] 0 30 1
1999–00 Eredivisie 32 5 0 0 — 6[d] 0 38 5
2000–01 Eredivisie 27 4 3 0 — 11[e] 0 41 4
Total 78 10 6 0 1 0 24 0 109 10
Panathninaikos 2001–02 Super League Greece 23 2 4 1 — 12[d] 1 39 4
2002–03 Super League Greece 22 1 7 0 — 5[b] 0 34 1
Total 45 3 11 1 0 0 17 1 73 5
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2003–04 Bundesliga 28 2 5 1 — — 33 3
Crystal Palace 2004–05 Premier League 23 3 0 0 1[f] 0 — 24 3
2005–06 Championship 3 0 0 0 1[f] 0 — 4 0
Total 26 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 3
ADO Den Haag 2005–06 Eredivisie 31 8 — — — 31 8
Feyenoord 2006–07 Eredivisie 22 3 0 0 1 0 4[b] 0 27 3
NAC Breda 2007–08 Eredivisie 32 2 5 0 5 0 — 42 2
2008–09 Eredivisie 30 3 5 1 4 1 2[g] 0 41 5
2009–10 Eredivisie 31 0 3 0 0 0 5[h] 0 39 0
2010–11 Eredivisie 20 3 3 0 — — 23 3
Total 113 8 16 1 9 1 7 0 146 10
Willem II 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Texas Dutch Lions 2012 USL PDL 15 2 — — — 15 2
Career total 516 90 39 2 13 1 58 3 624 96
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Beker, Kypello Elladas and DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Includes Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
  6. ^ a b Includes EFL League Cup
  7. ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
  8. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 1994 2 1
1995 2 1
1996 5 1
1997 2 0
1998 7 1
1999 7 2
2000 6 0
2001 6 2
2002 7 1
2003 9 2
2004 9 0
2005 4 0
2006 8 0
2007 9 0
2008 7 0
2009 7 0
2010 1 0
Total 98 11
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolkka goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Joonas Kolkka
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 7–0 Friendly
2 16 February 1995 Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.   Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Friendly
3 6 October 1996 Helsinki, Finland    Switzerland 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5 September 1998 Helsinki, Finland   Moldova 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5 9 October 1999 Helsinki, Finland   Northern Ireland 4–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
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7 15 August 2001 Helsinki, Finland   Belgium 4–1 Friendly
8 5 September 2001 Helsinki, Finland   Greece 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 27 March 2002 Porto, Portugal   Portugal 4–1 Friendly
10 7 June 2003 Helsinki, Finland   Serbia and Montenegro 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
11 11 October 2003 Tampere, Finland   Canada 3–2 Friendly

Honours

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MyPa

PSV

Finland

References

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  1. ^ "Joonas Kolkka - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ^ Damström, Annika (16 February 1998). "Joonas Kolkan uudeksi seuraksi PSV Eindhoven" [The new company of Joonas Kolka is PSV Eindhoven]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ Panathinaikos Most Expensive Transfers
  4. ^ Bundesliga Transfers 2004 - Summer, tribuna.com
  5. ^ "Liverpool 3–2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Man Utd 5–2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Crystal Palace 3–3 Norwich". BBC. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Kolkka Joonas" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Kolkka Joonas" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Finland-Norway|Line-ups|". Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Tournament table". Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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