by spud » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:55 pm
Roy Makaay
The ongoing story of Roy Rudolphus Anton Makaay and Bayern Munich begins nearly a year before the prolific Dutch ace finally arrived to play for the club. On 18 September 2002, he single-handedly stunned the German giants with a hat-trick for Deportivo La Coruna in the Spaniards' crushing 3-2 Champions League victory at the Olympic stadium. Bayern kept a very close eye on the striker's movements from that day on and landed their man the following summer for a club record transfer fee. Makaay immediately set about repaying the investment, scoring an astonishing 31 goals in Bundesliga, German Cup and Champions League matches in his first term. "There's no secret," the modest, model pro declares, "it's what I do."
Position Forward
Date & place of birth 9 March 1975 in Wijchen (Netherlands)
Star sign Pisces
Nickname -
Height/weight/shoe size 1.88 m / 81 kg / 9
Marital status married (to Joyce), 2 children (Milou, Dani)
Education High school
Attributes calm and collected, friendly, determined, prolific scorer
Hobbies Tennis, computing, family
Motto -
Previous clubs Vitesse Arnheim (1993-97)
CD Tenerife (1997-99)
Deportivo La Coruna (1999-2003)
Date signed 4 August 2003
Contract until 30 June 2007
Career record Spanish championship 2000
Spanish Cup 2002
Spanish Supercup 2001, 2003
Top scorer in Europe and Spain and winner of 2003 EMS Golden Shoe with 29 league goals
appeared at Euro 2004