Joonas Einari Kolkka (born 28 September 1974) is a Finnish retired professional footballer who played as a left winger most of his career, but could also play on the right wing. Having started his career in his native Finland, he went on to play for several clubs in the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, England, and the USA.
Club career Born in Lahti, Kolkka started his career with Reipas Lahti and MyPa in Finland's Veikkausliiga. He won the Finnish Cup with MyPa in 1995 before joining Netherlands' Willem II the same year. In 1998 Kolkka joined Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a four-year contract. At PSV he won two league championships and got to play in the UEFA Champions League. Kolkka then moved to Greek side Panathinaikos in 2001 for a transfer fee of €2.3 million,Panathinaikos Most Expensive Transfers and he spent two seasons there. After leaving Greece, Kolkka played a season each for Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga, and in Crystal Palace of the English Premier League, to which he transferred for a fee of €750.000.Bundesliga Transfers 2004 - Summer, tribuna.com He scored at both Anfield and Old Trafford during his stay at the club, and also scored in the thrilling 3–3 draw with Norwich. He was released by Palace, and returned to the Netherlands in 2005, signing a one-year deal with ADO Den Haag. After an impressive season with ADO, he was signed by Dutch side Feyenoord in the summer of 2006, and played until summer 2011 for NAC Breda. In 2011, he was signed by his former club, Willem II, being employed as a player and a sales manager of the club.
On 4 May 2012, it was announced that Kolkka had signed a three-month-contract with Texas Dutch Lions, in the third level of American football (not Dayton Dutch Lions). After his contract with the Dutch Lions expired, Kolkka returned to the Netherlands, working as a youth coach for his former club PSV.
International career Kolkka made his debut for the Finland national team on 26 October 1994 against Estonia, and was a regular in the Finland lineup until 2010.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReipas Lahti1991Veikkausliiga40——401992Ykkönen——1993Kakkonen——Total3419——3419MyPa1994Veikkausliiga211100002223131995Veikkausliiga226000040266Total43170000624919Willem II1995–96Eredivisie7000——701996–97Eredivisie32700——3271997–98Eredivisie29900——299Total68160000006816PSV1998–99Eredivisie1913010703011999–00Eredivisie32500—603852000–01Eredivisie27430—110414Total7810601024010910Panathninaikos2001–02Super League Greece23241—1213942002–03Super League Greece22170—50341Total45311100171735Borussia Mönchengladbach2003–04Bundesliga28251——333Crystal Palace2004–05Premier League2330010—2432005–06Championship300010—40Total263002000283ADO Den Haag2005–06Eredivisie318———318Feyenoord2006–07Eredivisie223001040273NAC Breda2007–08Eredivisie3225050—4222008–09Eredivisie3035141204152009–10Eredivisie3103000503902010–11Eredivisie20330——233Total1138161917014610Willem II2011–12Eerste Divisie13110——141Texas Dutch Lions2012USL PDL152———152Career total5169039213158362496
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFinland199421199521199651199720199871199972200060200162200271200392200490200540200680200790200870200970201010Total9811
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolkka goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Joonas KolkkaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia 7–0 Friendly2 16 February 1995 Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago. 2–2 Friendly3 6 October 1996 Helsinki, Finland 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification4 5 September 1998 Helsinki, Finland 3–2 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying5 9 October 1999 Helsinki, Finland 4–1 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying6 7 15 August 2001 Helsinki, Finland 4–1 Friendly8 5 September 2001 Helsinki, Finland 5–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification9 27 March 2002 Porto, Portugal 4–1 Friendly10 7 June 2003 Helsinki, Finland 3–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying11 11 October 2003 Tampere, Finland 3–2 Friendly
Honours MyPa Finnish Cup: 1995
PSV Eredivisie: 1999–2000, 2000–01 Johan Cruyff Shield: 1998
Finland Nordic Football Championship: 2000–01
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