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{{shortShort description|Dutch footballer (born 1969)}}

'''Petrus "Pierre" Ferdinandus Johannes van Hooijdonk''' ({{IPA-|nl|piˈjɛr vɑn ˈɦoːi̯dɔŋkˈɦoːidɔŋk}}; born 29 November 1969) is a Dutch former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]]. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the [[Netherlands national football team|DutchNetherlands national team]], for which he scored 14 goals and played in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2000]] and [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]]. Noted for his [[Curl (association football)|bending]] [[Free kick (association football)|free kicks]], he is regarded by some as one of the greatest free kick specialists of all time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rice |first=Simon |date=2009-09-11 |title=The Ten Best Free-Kick Specialists: Pierre Van Hooijdonk |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-freekick-specialists-1785081.html?action=Popup&ino=3 |url-status=live |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914040106/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-ten-best-freekick-specialists-1785081.html?action=Popup&ino=3 |archive-date=2009-09-14 |access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/684464-world-football-ranking-the-top-10-long-free-kick-specialists-of-all-time#slide6 |title=World Football: Ranking the Top 10 Long Free Kick Specialists of All-Time |last=Woo |first=Jonathan |date=2011-05-03 |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]] |access-date=2013-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/art-free-kick-former-celtic-15690656 |title=The art of the free-kick, with former Celtic star Pierre van Hooijdonk |last=Kyle |first=Gregor |date=2019-01-17 |website=Football Scotland |publisher=[[Reach plc|Reach Scotland]] |location=Glasgow |access-date=2020-02-23 |quote=Van Hooijdonk stands alongside Sinisa Mihajlovic, Andrea Pirlo and Juninho Pernambucano as one of the all-time great free-kick takers,&nbsp;...}}</ref>

Van Hooijdonk was born in [[Steenbergen]]. His [[Morocco|Moroccan]] biological father left Van Hooijdonk's mother before his birth. He grew up in Welberg ([[:nl:Welberg|nl]]), a small village near Steenbergen. His favourite team was [[NAC Breda]] whose game he followed wholeheartedly. At 11 years old, while playing with local team SC Welberg's youth squad, he took part in a trial on the NAC open day, impressed their scouts and joined the club. At that time he played mainly as a [[Midfielder#Wide midfielder|right midfielder]]; when he was 14, he was cut from NAC's academy and he went into amateur football with [[VV Steenbergen]].<ref name="V.V. Steenbergen">{{cite web|url=http://www.vvsteenbergen.nl |title=V.V. "Steenbergen" |publisher=Vvsteenbergen.nl |date=6 July 2012 |access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref>{{notfailed in citationverification|date=September 2020}} He then switched his position to become a striker, and ascended to the club's first team.<ref name="V.V. Steenbergen"/>

Van Hooijdonk's next season at Celtic, [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97]], was an unhappy time for both the player and the club. A row with the Celtic chairman/owner, [[Fergus McCann]], would rumble on and as a result, he often ended up on the bench. The manager of the DutchNetherlands national team [[Guus Hiddink]] then told him he wouldn't be selected for such as long as he was not a regular at Celtic.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The following season was an unqualified success, both for him and Forest. Forest won the title and promotion in a competitive league (facing stiff opposition from [[Sunderland A.F.C|Sunderland]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]), with van Hooijdonk scoring 34 goals and building up a good partnership with strike partner [[Kevin Campbell (footballer)|Kevin Campbell]], who scored 23 times. During the 97-9897–98 season, Van Hooijdonk clashed with manager [[Dave Bassett]] over the setup of the team, and desired a move to [[PSV Eindhoven]]. [[Newcastle United]] also offered £7 million for him, but Bassett would only let Van Hooijdonk go for £10 million.<ref>The big interview: Pierre Van Hooijdonk - "I should've waited before going on strike at Forest... but Dave Bassett was a snake", FourFourTwo; Flanagan, Chris, November 23, 2016</ref> He was a regular in the [[Netherlands national football team|DutchNetherlands national squad]], and was named in the Dutch squad for [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] in France where he scored as a substitute in the match against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Because of his behaviour, Van Hooijdonk received criticism both from fans and from his teammates, not least from team-mate [[Steve Stone (footballer)|Steve Stone]] and manager [[Dave Bassett]]. The club refused to listen to offers for him, as they needed a top striker and the stand-off lasted until early November when van Hooijdonk, realising that he had no choice, agreed to return and played in a game against [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/nov/07/match.sport8 |title=Van still the man but Gayle blows down Bassett's house of straw |publisher=Guardian |date=7 November 1998 |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref> By this time the club was again in relegation trouble: bottom of the league without a win in nine games. He played sporadically between then and the end of the season. He scored 6 goals in his 19 starts in the Premier League, including his first goal in his second game back against Forest's fierce rivals [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], helping them to a draw. Infamously after this goal, most of his team-mates refused to celebrate alongside him, instead going to Scot Gemmill, the man who crossed the ball to him. He also scored a last-minute home equaliser against rivals [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] with a trademark free-kick that protected Forest's proud unbeaten home run against them that went back to 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/head2.sd?team2id=1563&team1id=1845|title=head to head|access-date=6 July 2009|publisher=Racing Post}}</ref> In another game against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] he scored to put Forest 1-0 up but was then sent off as they ultimately lost 3-13–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/dec/14/match.leicestercity |title=Forest's Flying Dutchman arrives late again |publisher=Guardian |date=14 December 1998 |access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref> Forest ended the 1998–99 Premier League season bottom and were relegated. [[Ralf Rangnick]], then coach of [[VfB Stuttgart]], wanted to bring Van Hooijdonk to Germany, but chairman Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder refused, feeling that Van Hooijdonk was too expensive at the age of 30.<ref>Interview with Ralf Rangnick, "I didn't fail with my concept", Spiegel Sports, April 27, 2001</ref><ref>Ralf Rangnick:‘Johan Cruijff zit in mijn voetbalziel verankerd’, Vi, Peter Wekking, December 7, 2016</ref>

At the end of the 1998–99 season he returned to the Netherlands with [[SBV Vitesse]] in a £3.5m move to continue his career after and did much to convince his critics of his goal-scoring abilities when he helped the [[Arnhem]] team to a [[UEFA Cup]] spot with 25 goals in one season. He also returned intoto the DutchNetherlands national team in this period.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

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*[[Süper Lig]]: [[2003–04 Süper Lig|2003–04]], [[2004–05 Süper Lig|2004–05]]{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

*[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Scottish Premier Division]] Top Scorer: [[1995–96 Scottish Premier Division|1995–96]]{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

*[[Dutch Footballer of the Year]]: 2001–02{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

*[[Milliyet Sports Awards|Turkish Footballer of the Year]]: 2004{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

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