- 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 IIPSV Eindhoven Panathinaikos FC
Mönchengladbach
Crystal PalaceADO Den Haag
FeyenoordNAC 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 2008Joonas Kolkka (born
September 28 1974 inLahti ) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays forNAC Breda in the DutchEredivisie . 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 andMyPa in Finland'sVeikkausliiga . He won theFinnish Cup with MyPa in 1995 before joining Netherlands' Willem II the same year. In 1998 Kolkka joined Dutch clubPSV Eindhoven where he won two league championships and got to play in theUEFA Champions League . Kolkka then moved to Greek sidePanathinaikos in 2001, and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each forBorussia 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 withADO Den Haag . After an impressive season with ADO, he was signed by Dutch sideFeyenoord 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, 2000-01External 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]
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