Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Pierre van Hooijdonk is one of those strikers I will always remember for sheer presence. At 193 cm he was a towering target man, but what set him apart was a ferocious finishing instinct and those thunderous free kicks. Forty-six caps and fourteen goals for the Netherlands, across a World Cup and two European Championships, mark him as a genuine big-game scorer. I admire how he found the net wherever he went across Europe, never just along for the ride. There is romance in a kid from small-town Steenbergen becoming that decisive, and I still relish that kind of game-changer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pierre van Hooijdonk
- Name (Japanese)
- ピエール・ファン・ホーイドンク
- Reading
- ぴえーる・ふぁん・ほーいどんく
- Born
- November 29, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Pierre van Hooijdonk born?
Born November 29, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Pierre van Hooijdonk from?
Pierre van Hooijdonk is from Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands.
What does Pierre van Hooijdonk do?
Pierre van Hooijdonk works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Pierre van Hooijdonk?
Pierre van Hooijdonk is 193 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.