Joonas Kolkka

Football player infobox
playername = Joonas Kolkka


fullname = Joonas Kolkka
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|9|28
cityofbirth = Lahti
countryofbirth = Finland
height = 175 cm
currentclub = NAC Breda
clubnumber = 11
position = Left Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs = MyPa-47
clubs = MyPa-47
Willem II
PSV Eindhoven
Panathinaikos FC
Mönchengladbach
Crystal Palace
ADO Den Haag
Feyenoord
NAC Breda
years = 1994-1995
1995-1998
1998-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-
caps(goals) = 43 (17)
69 (16)
78 (10)
44 (3)
28 (2)
26 (3)
31 (8)
22 (3)
28 (2)
nationalteam = Finland
nationalyears = 1994-
nationalcaps(goals) = 86 (11)
pcupdate = 4 January 2007
ntupdate = 22 August 2008

Joonas Kolkka (born September 28 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He has played as a left winger most of his career, but can also play on the right wing.

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 where he won two league championships and got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Kolkka then moved to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2001, and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each for Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga and Crystal Palace of the English Premiership. He scored at both Anfield and Old Trafford during his stay at the club. 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.

Kolkka made his debut for the Finnish national team on October 26, 1994 against Estonia. He has been a regular for Finland for over a decade now.

Honours

*Finnish Cup: 1995
*Dutch Championship: 1999-2000, 2000-01

External links

* [http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/kolkka_joonas/ Profile at FA of Finland's official website]
* [http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/byCountry.php?dumpPlayer=743 FootballDatabase provides Joonas Kolkka's profile and stats]