51 Facts About Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Jerrel Floyd "Jimmy" Hasselbaink is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach for the England national team.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink began his senior career with Telstar and AZ Alkmaar, before leaving the Netherlands for Portuguese club Campomaiorense in August 1995.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joined Boavista the following year and won the Taca de Portugal with the club in 1997.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink moved to Middlesbrough on a free transfer in July 2004 and played in the final of the UEFA Cup in 2006.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink played on the losing side in the 2008 FA Cup Final before retiring from play at the end of the season.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored nine goals in 23 matches during a four-year international career for the Netherlands national team, appearing at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink lasted 11 months in the job until he was dismissed in November 2016.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was born on 27 March 1972 in Paramaribo, Suriname, to Frank Ware and Cornelli Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink; he was the youngest of six children.

At the age of three in 1975, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was run over by a moped, which broke his right leg.

The next year Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink began playing youth football for Gestaagt Volharding Overwint, initially as a goalkeeper.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink later played for Zaansche Football club and Zaanlandia as a right winger.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joined a street gang as a teenager and spent three months in a youth detention facility for stealing.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink began his senior career with Telstar, while still a gang member, and had disciplinary issues at the club due to his persistent lateness.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink began training with AZ Alkmaar, where his brother Carlos was playing, and impressed enough to win a professional contract.

However Head coach Henk Wullems opted not to renew his contract in 1993, despite Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink making 46 appearances for the club.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink then played amateur football for Neerlandia whilst he looked abroad for a professional contract, spending time in Austria with Admira Wacker.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink signed for newly promoted Portuguese Primeira Divisao side Campomaiorense in August 1995 after impressing trainer Manuel Fernandes on a trial.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had a good season individually, finishing as the league's second highest scorer behind Porto's Mario Jardel.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored only five league goals before Christmas but ended the campaign with 26 goals in all competitions following a strong second half of the season.

In July 2004, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink turned down approaches from Fulham, Celtic and Rangers and instead joined Middlesbrough on a two-year contract after a free transfer.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was on the verge of joining Championship side Leicester City in August 2007, but the club later withdrew their offer.

Manager Dave Jones said that Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink initially took time to settle and become match fit but despite being a demanding player his professionalism was ultimately a positive influence.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was nominated for the Player of the Round in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup after scoring an impressive goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was part of the Dutch squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, as back-up to established international strikers Patrick Kluivert, Dennis Bergkamp and Pierre van Hooijdonk and wingers Boudewijn Zenden and Marc Overmars.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink next appeared six months later, playing ten minutes against Germany and 70 minutes against Scotland, and despite van Nistelrooy being injured Hasselbaink was not selected for UEFA Euro 2000 as the five forwards chosen were Bergkamp, Kluivert, van Hooijdonk, Roy Makaay and Peter van Vossen.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink had been part of the 25 man initial squad but, along with Andre Ooijer and Winston Bogarde, was not chosen for the final 22.

Dick Advocaat replaced van Gaal as national team manager in January 2002, and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink remained in contention.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was a quick sprinter and had a powerful shot, able to shoot with his left-foot despite being primarily right-footed.

Tom Sheen, sports reporter for The Independent and a Chelsea supporter, wrote that "[Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink] possessed one of the best strikes ever seen at Stamford Bridge, was an expert free-kick taker, great with both feet and decent in the air".

In October 2009, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink trained with Conference South side Woking to help keep himself fit and do some coaching.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink then worked with Chelsea's under-16 squad and coached at the Nike Academy while taking his UEFA 'B' and 'A' licences.

In May 2013, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was announced as the new manager of newly relegated Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink stated that the club was "a two or three year project" and he aimed to win promotion by playing attacking football with younger players on a reduced budget.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made a number of signings for the club, including former England under-19 international John Bostock.

On 13 November 2014, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was appointed manager at League Two side Burton Albion.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink signed a two-and-half-year contract, stating that he was attracted to Burton by the club's stability.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was named as League One Manager of the Month for September 2015 after overseeing three wins in five games for the division's newcomers.

On 4 December 2015, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was appointed as manager of Championship club Queens Park Rangers; he signed on a rolling contract, alongside his assistant David Oldfield.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink guided them to a 12th-place finish, and spoke of his expectations of a busy summer in the transfer market.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was dismissed on 5 November 2016, with QPR in 17th place.

On 4 September 2017, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was appointed manager of League One club Northampton Town on a three-year deal, replacing Justin Edinburgh who had been sacked after four losses from the start of the season.

On New Year's Day 2021, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was appointed manager of Burton Albion for the second time in his career.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made seven permanent and five loan signings, mostly younger players in addition to 33-year old veteran defender Michael Mancienne.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink held talks with Barnsley in the summer, but chose to remain with Burton.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink resigned as Burton Albion manager on 5 September 2022 with his team sitting bottom of the table with one point out of seven games, claiming that he had "taken the club as far as I can with the limited resources available".

In March 2023, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was hired as a coach for the England national team, in a move that reunited him with former Middlesbrough teammate Gareth Southgate.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is the younger brother of Carlos Hasselbaink and uncle of Nigel Hasselbaink, both professional footballers.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is one of the few black football managers in England.

On 28 September 2016, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was named and shown in The Daily Telegraph's sting operation involving the exposing of football management personalities engaging in improper conduct.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink negotiated a deal to work with a fictitious Far Eastern firm looking to become involved in the transfer of footballers.

Queens Park Rangers launched an internal investigation and went on to release a statement fully backing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and stated that The Daily Telegraph failed to provide sufficient evidence regarding their sting operation.