Post by Evi on Jan 5, 2006 3:32:19 GMT
Liverpool have completed the signing of Dutch full-back Jan Kromkamp from La Liga outfit Villarreal.
Kromkamp has signed for the Reds in a deal which has seen Josemi move in the opposite direction as the Spanish defender brings his Liverpool career to an end.
Kromkamp, 25, has successfully passed a medical and completed the formalities of his move from Spain.
Here are ten facts about the newest member of the Liverpool squad:
Jan Kromkamp was born on 17th August 1980 in Makkinga, Holland.
Jan is a Dutch international and a right back.
He is the fourth Dutchman to sign for Liverpool following Sander Westerveld, Erik Meijer and Bolo Zenden.
Jan becomes Rafael Benitez's second signing of 2006 after the Reds snapped up Paul Anderson from Hull City.
He played for Dutch side AZ Alkmaar before making the move to Villarreal in the summer of 2005.
Rafael Benitez says of Kromkamp, "He is a strong full-back, aggressive and offensive. He can play as a full-back or a wing-back."
Jan has played for Villarreal in the Champions League this season, helping them to knock Everton out of the competition. He is ineligible for the rest of the competition for Liverpool.
In 1998 he made his professional debut with Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, the equivalent level of the English Championship.
After 61 appearances and five goals for Go Ahead Eagles, he left to join top-flight side AZ Alkmaa in 2000.
In August 2004 Jan made his international debut for Holland, coming off the bench after 70 minutes in a 2-2 friendly draw away to Sweden. He then started the next seven games for the Dutch at right-back.
source: liverpoolfc.tv
