Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a Dutch professional football coach and former player.
35 Facts About Jaap Stam
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Jaap Stam played 67 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring three goals.
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Jaap Stam was in their squads for three UEFA European Championships and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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Jaap Stam later managed Feyenoord in 2019 and FC Cincinnati of Major League Soccer.
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Jaap Stam became a first team regular right away and moved to Eredivisie club Cambuur Leeuwarden for the following season, but relegated in his first season which brought him back into the Eerste Divisie.
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Individually, Jaap Stam won the VVCS Footballer of the Year award.
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Jaap Stam spent three seasons at Manchester United, during which time United won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
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Jaap Stam made numerous statements in the book about his views on opposing players, and alleged that Ferguson's approach to buy him was done without the permission of PSV.
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Later, Simon Kuper reported that contrary to initial belief, Ferguson had noticed that Jaap Stam's tackling numbers were declining and simply assumed the defender was past his playing peak.
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Jaap Stam is still playing for Ajax at a really good level.
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Jaap Stam was the second Lazio player suspended in 2001, after Fernando Couto.
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Jaap Stam reached his second Champions League final with the Rossoneri in 2005, but was a runner-up after his team was defeated by Liverpool in a penalty shoot-out.
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Jaap Stam was named team captain upon his arrival at the club.
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Jaap Stam was not initially chosen for UEFA Euro 1996, but was later added to the squad after an injury ruled out Frank de Boer; he did not however make any appearances at the tournament.
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Jaap Stam was an important player in the Dutch team that finished fourth in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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Jaap Stam missed his attempt in the penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals, hitting the ball over the bar in a defeat against Italy.
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Jaap Stam was not scheduled to take a penalty, but had to due to substitutions and fatigue among his teammates.
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Jaap Stam reached his third semi-finals in an international competition with his nation at UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal and retired from international football after the tournament.
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Jaap Stam was known for possessing "a rare combination of speed, strength and ball-playing ability", as well as an excellent positional sense, and a powerful shot.
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In October 2008, Jaap Stam returned to Manchester United as a scout for the club, responsible for most of South America.
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Jaap Stam has been involved with Soccer Aid, which puts celebrities and football legends together in two teams for a charity game in aid of UNICEF.
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Jaap Stam has appeared in five Soccer Aid matches 2008,2012,2014,2016 and 2018.
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In 2009, Jaap Stam became an assistant coach for PEC Zwolle, and on 30 October was appointed caretaker manager.
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On 28 May 2014, Jaap Stam was revealed as one of the new managers of Jong Ajax, the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie.
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Jaap Stam was joined by Andries Ulderink and they signed a contract beginning on 1 July 2014 and lasting until 30 June 2016.
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On 13 June 2016, Jaap Stam was appointed as manager of English Championship club Reading on an initial two-year contract.
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Jaap Stam enjoyed a successful first season with the club, leading them to the Championship play-offs.
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On 4 July 2017, Jaap Stam signed a new two-year contract extension with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2019.
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On 21 March 2018, Reading announced that Jaap Stam had left the club with immediate effect following a run of one win in 18 league matches left the team 20th in the league table.
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On 28 December 2018, Jaap Stam was appointed as the new manager of Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle on a year-and-a-half contract.
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On 6 March 2019, Feyenoord announced that Jaap Stam would succeed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as Feyenoord's new manager.
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Jaap Stam signed a two-year contract, effective 1 June 2019.
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On 21 May 2020, Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati announced that Jaap Stam would succeed interim manager Yoann Damet.
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Jaap Stam was dismissed on 27 September 2021, with Cincinnati second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference having won four of 25 games.
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Jaap Stam met his wife Ellis when he was 16, and they have two daughters and twin sons.