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With another FA Cup victory in 2003, an unbeaten Premier League winning season in 2004, and the FA Cup in 2005, Bergkamp’s illustrious career ended in the 2006 season. He scored the Premier League Goal of the Season with his ingenious flick against Newcastle United. The Arsenal legend was quoted saying, “It was one of those occasions when everything went exactly as I planned it in the second before it happened – the movement, the control, the finish.”īergkamp’s success at Arsenal continued, winning the Double (League Title and FA Cup) again in the 2001-2002 season. In September 1997, Bergkamp became the first and so far the only player to have come first, second and third in Goals of the Month (including two goals from his hat-trick against Leicester City and one against Southampton).ĭennis Bergkamp picked out the third goal of his hat-trick as his favorite goal of all time. English Football Legend Hat-Trick Of Goals Of The Month Awards This was when Bergkamp found his best form, and as a focal point of Arsene’s revitalized Arsenal, his technique, vision, and class was the main contributor to Arsenal’s return to success after a brief period of mediocrity in the mid-1990s.ĭeployed as a second striker behind Ian Wright, the two strikers created a formidable partnership, landing the Gunners the Premier League and the FA Cup in the 1997-1998 season, with Dennis Bergkamp voted the PFA Player of the Year. Rioch’s time at Arsenal ended abruptly, and in 1996 Arsene Wenger took the reins. It took him seven games before he got his first goal, but slowly but surely, Dennis Bergkamp found his form scoring a brace against Southampton and never looking back. The signing of Dennis Bergkamp proved the beginning of a new, more beautiful Arsenal side in the Premier League. Previously the Gunners were labeled as “Boring, Boring Arsenal” under George Graham. Bergkamp spent two miserable years in Italy at Inter Milan before moving to Arsenal, where he would truly show the world what a great player he was.īruce Rioch replaced George Graham as Arsenal Football Club manager and signed Bergkamp for £7.5 million pounds in June 1995. They even renamed the “donkey of the week” (an award given to the worst player) the “Bergkamp of the week” award. Dennis Bergkamp At Inter Milan Unhappy Years In Italy The Italian press criticized Dennis Bergkamp severely for his poor form and inability to adapt to the Italian style. At this time, Serie A was the best league in the world.ĭespite winning another UEFA Cup in 1994, his time at Internazionale was much less successful.

The Best League In The Worldīergkamp’s transfer made him the second most expensive player at the time, behind Gianluigi Lentini. The Dutchman scored 122 goals in 239 games for his hometown club before making a £12 million pound move to Internazionale in Milan. The following season he became an integral part of the Ajax first team and achieved a number of honors, winning the Dutch League in 1990, the UEFA Cup in 1992, and the KNVB Cup in 1993.ĭennis Bergkamp was also the leading scorer in the Eredivisie for three consecutive seasons (1990-91 to 1992-93) and was voted Dutch Footballer of the Year in 19.