Jordi Hoogstrate (born 2 June 1983) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Groningen | 42 | (2) |
| 2003–2008 | PSV | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | → Emmen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editHoogstrate started his career in 2001 with FC Groningen[3] and was named a talented midfielder. He followed his former teammate Arjen Robben on a €3 million transfer to PSV Eindhoven summer 2003. At PSV Hoogstrate suffered with serious knee injuries. He only played five matches for PSV. He was on loan at FC Emmen for two periods but suffered again with knee injuries. In 2008, when his contract in Eindhoven was expired, he rejoined FC Groningen and would start in the reserve squad. In July, in a match with Jong FC Groningen, he got seriously injured on his knee once again. He ended his career in March 2009 and started to coach in the FC Groningen youth academy.[4] Hoogstrate also played for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.
Honours
edit- Eredivisie: 2005, 2008
- KNVB Cup: 2005
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 2003
References
edit- ^ "Jordi Hoogstrate". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Jordi Hoogstrate". Football Database. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Jordi Hoogstrate" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Coerts, Stefan (29 March 2009). "Jordi Hoogstrate Looks Set To Announce Retirement". Goal.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.