Kenneth John Monkou was born on 29 November 1964 and is a Dutch former professional footballer and pundit.
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11 Facts About Ken Monkou
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Ken Monkou had previously played in the Eredivise for Feyenoord and wound up his career in the Football League with Huddersfield Town.
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Ken Monkou was born in Nickerie in Suriname and was raised in the Netherlands.
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Ken Monkou became passionate about football as a child in The Hague, where he played at RK-VVP.
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Ken Monkou played in a reserve match against a side featuring Chelsea manager Bobby Campbell's son and moved to England in May 1989 to play for newly promoted Chelsea for £100,000.
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Ken Monkou was their first player from outside the Commonwealth of Nations since Petar Borota in 1982.
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Ken Monkou was voted club player of the year in his first season – the first black player to do so for Chelsea – as the team finished fifth in the First Division and won the Full Members Cup.
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Ken Monkou remained with Chelsea until 1992, when he was transferred to Southampton for £750,000 three months after signing a new five-year contract with Chelsea.
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Ken Monkou stayed on the South Coast until 1999, when he joined Huddersfield Town on a free transfer, scoring st Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.
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Ken Monkou ran a Dutch pancake house in the Dutch city of Delft and is actively involved in Dutch media and on Chelsea TV.
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