Was football a big part of his family life growing up?

Dirk Kuyt · 1x Footballer of the Year · 1x Player of the Year · 1x Top goal scorer · 1x English League Cup winner · 1x Dutch champion · 2x Dutch Cup winner · 1x ... Feb 27, 2024 ... Bergkamp has previously discussed his desire to buy a team in League One. The Arsenal legend now looks a step closer to realising that dream alongside Kuyt and ... When he was 12 years old, Kuyt had to choose between aspiring to become a fisherman or a footballer. He turned down the offer of an apprenticeship as a ... Jun 23, 2018 ... Hardworking. Committed. Never gives up. Those words also summarise Dirk Kuyt the footballer. Jul 10, 2014 ... He's one of only seven Dutch footballers to have played 100 times or more for his country, and is known as an ever-ready all-rounder who doesn't let stardom go ... Mar 16, 2008 ... ... footballer when 16. Torres was the leader of the Spain under-19 side ... "He's playing brilliantly," said teammate Dirk Kuyt at the San Siro. Apr 5, 2013 ... Dirk Kuyt said ... I think playing without supporters is a disadvantage for any footballer, because you want to play for the supporters. Nov 8, 2021 ... Police claim to have information that Kuyt and Sneijder gambled on the now defunct site Edobet, which the Netherland's Public Prosecution ... May 28, 2018 ... One of Dutch football's finest modern players got a rousing send-off on Sunday as ex-Liverpool and Feyenoord forward Dirk Kuyt played his ... Jul 9, 2021 ... The footballer Dirk Kuyt turned into at Liverpool isn't the one Reds fans first envisaged, but he left the club as an undisputed modern-day hero.