Istvan Bakx

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Istvan Bakx
Personal information
Full name Istvan Bakx
Date of birth (1986-01-20) 20 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Vlissingen, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1996 Zeeland Sport
1996 Feyenoord
1996–2003 RCS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Kloetinge
2005–2006 Sparta Rotterdam 2 (0)
2006–2007 Hoek 23 (3)
2007–2009 Kortrijk 58 (17)
2009–2012 Genk 3 (0)
2010–2011 → Den Bosch (loan) 32 (8)
2012 Willem II 9 (3)
2012–2013 AGOVV Apeldoorn 17 (0)
2013–2014 Den Bosch 38 (4)
2014–2018 FC Oss 141 (21)
2018–2019 Go Ahead Eagles 35 (4)
2019 Spakenburg 0 (0)
2019–2020 Ajax Cape Town 22 (0)
2020–2022 Hoek 31 (6)
International career
2008 Netherlands U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Istvan Bakx (born 20 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was a left-footed winger, and could also be used as a striker.

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Club career

Bakx was discovered by Sparta Rotterdam in 2005, while he was playing for VV Kloetinge in the Hoofdklasse, the highest Dutch amateur league. At the end of the season, Sparta offered Bakx a new contract. But Bakx refused to sign, opting to focus on his school career, and went to HSV Hoek, another team playing in the Hoofdklasse. Bakx was chosen as Player of the Year at the end of his season in Hoek. In July 2007, Bakx went to Belgian second division side KV Kortrijk. [1] He promoted with Kortrijk to the highest level of Belgian football. When his manager and discoverer Hein Vanhaezebrouck signed for RC Genk after the 2008-09 season, he took Bakx with him. [2]

The Google Striker

Bakx gained some notability in Belgium with his transfer to Kortrijk. Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck was searching for a left-footed attacker and had typed in those words at search engine Google. Search results showed a positive report on Bakx, and Vanhaezebrouck contacted Kortrijk's head scout. As these scouting reports were also positive, Bakx' transfer to Kortrijk became a fact. As a result, Belgian media nicknamed Bakx the Google striker. [3] Bakx impressed in Belgium as part of the KV Kortrijk side that chalked up a shock 5-1 Belgian Cup victory against AA Gent, in which Bakx scored a hat-trick. Sadly for Bakx and Kortrijk, Gent won the return 4-0, defeating Kortrijk on aggregate.[ citation needed ]

South Africa

On 26 July 2019, SV Spakenburg announced that Bakx had joined the club. [4] But however, one month later, he left the club again to join South African club Ajax Cape Town. [5]

Return to Hoek

In September 2020, Bakx returned to HSV Hoek after leaving the club 13 years earlier. [6]

International career

On 13 March 2008, Bakx was taken up into the pre-selection for Netherlands national under-21 for the match against Estonia. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Bakx signe à Courtrai
  2. ↑ Officiel: Bakx rejoint le RC Genk
  3. ↑ Na Google-spits Bakx hebben we nu ook een LinkedIn-rechtsachter - Sporza (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Spakenburg versterkt zich met Istvan Bakx, spakenburg.com, 26 July 2019
  5. ↑ Urban Warriors sign Dutch midfielder, kickoff.com, 28 August 2019
  6. ↑ van der Hooft, Barry (18 September 2020). "Istvan Bakx keert na dertien jaar terug naar Hoek" (in Dutch). De Stentor. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bakx opgenomen in preselectie Jong Oranje". Sporza. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
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