AT WHAT AGE DID DENNIS BERGKAMP MADE HIS EUROPEAN DEBUT FOR AFC AJAX AMSTERDAM?

The teenage Dennis Bergkamp

Dennis Bergkamp made his European debut for AFC Ajax Amsterdam under Johan Cruyff aged 17 against FF Malmo of Sweden on 3rd of March, 1987 in the quarter final 1st. leg in Malmo of the defunct UEFA Cup Winners Cup. Regardless of his phobia for traveling by air, he had to fly out to Sweden on the day of the match, after sitting for school examinations the previous afternoon which his team lost by a goal to nil, but still won the cup. He played 239 matches and scored 122 goals for his home town club till 1993.

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY EUROPEAN COUNTRY THAT HELD ALL THREE EUROPEAN CLUB TROPHIES IN ONE SEASON?



Marco van Basten

 Italy is the only country to have won all three European club diadems in the 1989/1990 season. AC Milan won the UEFA Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League), the UEFA Cup Winners Cup was clinched by Sampdoria and the UEFA Cup was captured by Juventus FC. Interestingly, all three teams were beaten by AS Roma in the 1990/1991 Coppa Italia campaign.

IS GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB MANAGER IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL?

Giovanni Trapattoni aka Trap is one of the most successful Italian club manager of all time. In 8 years from 1978 - 1986, he guided the Old Lady of Turin Juventus F.C. to the Toyota Intercontinental Cup (now FIFA World Club Cup), UEFA Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League), UEFA Cup Winners Cup and UEFA Cup (all now merged as the UEFA Europa League), UEFA Super Cup, 7 Italian Serie A calcios and 2 Coppa Italia. He recently claim he turn down an offer to rejoin the club to stay put as Manager of the Republic of Ireland.