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The Dutchman’s final stop of his career came with the Black Cats and included one memorable moment
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The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Five times a week Four Four Two Daily Fantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more. Once a week . .. And it’s LIVE! Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off! Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. At the highest level, football is all about winning trophies and the relentless pursuit of success. But when the dust settles and the medals are stashed away in trophy cabinets, individual moments will endure - whether these are snapshots of brilliance, or something else that puts a smile on fans’ faces. Former Netherlands midfielder Bolo Zenden was able to play at the highest level and win his fair share of trophies, but one of his most enduring moments came during the final stop of his career.
When Zenden arrived at Sunderland in 2009, he had enjoyed a career that had seen him earn 54 Netherlands caps, win league titles with PSV and Barcelona, make a £7. 5million move to Chelsea, score the winner in Middlesbrough’s first-ever trophy win and play in a Champions League final with Liverpool. After spending two seasons with Marseille, a 33-year-old Zenden had declared that he wanted to finish his career in England, and found a suitor in the Black Cats. One of the highlights from his two-year spell at the club came at his former stamping ground Stamford Bridge in November 2010, when Sunderland beat the Premier League leaders 3-0, thanks to goals from Nedum Onuoha, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck. But what has lived on that day is not the Dutchman’s performance in the win, but his celebration following Gyan’s goal, as Zenden unleashed a bona fide ‘dad dance’ next to the fleet-footed Ghanaian. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. “I have no recollection! [Laughs], ” Zenden tells Four Four Two. “But seriously, it’s better to be remembered than forgotten. “It wasn’t meant to be anything impressive – more a reaction to a quite incredible performance and result. It was the first time Chelsea had been beaten at home in the league that season and, that day, it was us who played like the reigning champions. ”
When Zenden joined Sunderland he came from Marseille, who were then owned by Robert Louis-Dreyfus – father of Sunderland’s current chairman, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus. “That’s right, though sadly he’s no longer with us. Clearly his son has the same drive and ambition, judging by the transformation he’s led at Sunderland. ” For more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and Leeds Live among others and worked at Four Four Two throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.
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