Joonas Kolkka

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Joonas Kolkka
Personal information
Full name Joonas Einari Kolkka
Date of birth (1974-09-28) 28 September 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Lahti, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Reipas Lahti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993 Reipas Lahti 34 (19)
1993–1995 MyPa 43 (17)
1996–1998 Willem II 68 (16)
1998–2001 PSV 78 (10)
2001–2003 Panathinaikos 45 (3)
2003–2004 Borussia M'gladbach 28 (2)
2004–2005 Crystal Palace 26 (3)
2005–2006 ADO Den Haag 31 (8)
2006–2007 Feyenoord 22 (3)
2007–2011 NAC Breda 113 (8)
2011–2012 Willem II 13 (1)
2012 Texas Dutch Lions 15 (2)
Total516(92)
International career
1994–2010 [1] Finland 98 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joonas Einari Kolkka (born 28 September 1974) is a Finnish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger most of his career, but could also play on the right wing. Having started his career in his native Finland, he went on to play for several clubs in the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, England, and the USA.

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Club career

Born in Lahti, Kolkka started his career with Reipas Lahti and MyPa in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 1995 before joining Netherlands' Willem II the same year. In 1998 Kolkka joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a four-year contract. [2] At PSV he won two league championships and got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Kolkka then moved to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2001 for a transfer fee of €2.3 million, [3] and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each for Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga, and in Crystal Palace of the English Premier League, to which he transferred for a fee of €750.000. [4] He scored at both Anfield [5] and Old Trafford [6] during his stay at the club, and also scored in the thrilling 3–3 draw with Norwich. [7] He was released by Palace, and returned to the Netherlands in 2005, signing a one-year deal with ADO Den Haag. After an impressive season with ADO, he was signed by Dutch side Feyenoord in the summer of 2006, and played until summer 2011 for NAC Breda. In 2011, he was signed by his former club, Willem II, being employed as a player and a sales manager of the club.

On 4 May 2012, it was announced that Kolkka had signed a three-month-contract with Texas Dutch Lions, in the third level of American football (not Dayton Dutch Lions).[ citation needed ] After his contract with the Dutch Lions expired, Kolkka returned to the Netherlands, working as a youth coach for his former club PSV.

International career

Kolkka made his debut for the Finland national team on 26 October 1994 against Estonia, and was a regular in the Finland lineup until 2010.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reipas Lahti 1991 Veikkausliiga 4040
1992 Ykkönen
1993 Kakkonen
Total34193419
MyPa 1994 Veikkausliiga211100002 [b] 22313
1995 Veikkausliiga22600004 [b] 0266
Total43170000624919
Willem II 1995–96 Eredivisie 700070
1996–97 Eredivisie32700327
1997–98 Eredivisie29900299
Total68160000006816
PSV 1998–99 Eredivisie191301 [c] 07 [d] 0301
1999–00 Eredivisie325006 [d] 0385
2000–01 Eredivisie2743011 [e] 0414
Total7810601024010910
Panathninaikos 2001–02 Super League Greece 2324112 [d] 1394
2002–03 Super League Greece221705 [b] 0341
Total45311100171735
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2003–04 Bundesliga 28251333
Crystal Palace 2004–05 Premier League 233001 [f] 0243
2005–06 Championship 30001 [f] 040
Total263002000283
ADO Den Haag 2005–06 Eredivisie318318
Feyenoord 2006–07 Eredivisie22300104 [b] 0273
NAC Breda 2007–08 Eredivisie3225050422
2008–09 Eredivisie30351412 [g] 0415
2009–10 Eredivisie31030005 [h] 0390
2010–11 Eredivisie20330233
Total1138161917014610
Willem II 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 13110141
Texas Dutch Lions 2012 USL PDL 152152
Career total5169039213158362496

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 199421
199521
199651
199720
199871
199972
200060
200162
200271
200392
200490
200540
200680
200790
200870
200970
201010
Total9811
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolkka goal. [9]
List of international goals scored by Joonas Kolkka
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 October 1994 Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 7–0Friendly
216 February 1995 Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago.Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–2Friendly
36 October 1996 Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
45 September 1998Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
59 October 1999Helsinki, FinlandUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 4–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
6
715 August 2001Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4–1Friendly
85 September 2001Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
927 March 2002 Porto, PortugalFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 4–1Friendly
107 June 2003Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
1111 October 2003 Tampere, FinlandFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3–2Friendly

Honours

MyPa

PSV

Finland

References

  1. "Joonas Kolkka - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. Damström, Annika (16 February 1998). "Joonas Kolkan uudeksi seuraksi PSV Eindhoven" [The new company of Joonas Kolka is PSV Eindhoven]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. Panathinaikos Most Expensive Transfers
  4. Bundesliga Transfers 2004 - Summer, tribuna.com
  5. "Liverpool 3–2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  6. "Man Utd 5–2 Crystal Palace". BBC. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  7. "Crystal Palace 3–3 Norwich". BBC. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  8. "Kolkka Joonas" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  9. "Kolkka Joonas" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto (Football Association of Finland). Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  10. "Johan Cruijff Schaal 1998 - Finale". leballonrond.fr. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  11. "Finland-Norway|Line-ups|" . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  12. "Tournament table" . Retrieved 6 December 2020.