Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp was born in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam on the 10th of May, 1969. Last born son of Tonnie & Wim Bergkamp, who both came from working class backgrounds. Despite this, his parents aspired to reach middle-class status for the betterment of their four sons.
Category: Player Biography
Willian; A London-Loving Brazilian
Willian Borges Da Silva, Born on August 9th, 1988 in Ribeirao Pires, Brazil. His parents’ housekeeper Maria Da Silva and father Severino Da Silva who made a living selling spare car parts both came from extremely humble beginnings. Often struggling to sustain a basic standard of life, Willian and his family often devised ways to conjure any extra income they could.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Laval to London
It was June 18th, 1989, in the small town of Laval, France that Pierre-Emerick Francois Aubameyang came into the world. He is the third born son of Pierre Francois & Margarita Crespo.
David Luiz; Send in the São Paulo Clown
Diadema and fatherly influences
David Luiz Moreira Marinho was born April 22nd , 1987 in Diadema, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The only son to schoolteachers Regina Celia & Ladislau Luiz.
Granit Xhaka: Rise, Fall, and Resurgence
From the Balkans to Basel
Granit Xhaka was born September 27th, 1992 in Basel, Switzerland. Second-born son of Ragip & Elmaze Xhaka. The young couple fled to Basel in 1990 due to the increasing hostility and tension in their hometown of Kursumlija, Serbia, which was on the brink of civil war.
Kieran Tierney: Grassroots to Greatness
It was June 5th, 1997 on the small windswept Isle of Man that Kieran Tierney took his first breath. The second born child of Michael & Gail Tierney, which surprisingly led to Kieran being pampered and spoiled in his early years, before eventually his father took active steps to make him more grounded. Kieran was born into a family with a fanatical love for Celtic Football Club, in which it was a requirement for each family member to be a season ticket holder!