Dirk Kuyt: 'I almost missed the 2007 Champions League Final – because Peter Crouch drove at me in a go-kart...'

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Dirk Kuyt

Netherlands

Utrecht

Feyenoord

Fenerbahçe

Liverpool

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There was a lot of pressure on the game, but for me it was clear I wanted to give everything for Utrecht one last time

During the next season, I experienced a difficult period: my father passed away, and on the pitch I did not play quite as well in the first couple of months

I remember thinking at that moment that it could prove to be a long game, and in those encounters I can be decisive

Just after I heard that Luis was about to sign, I called to congratulate him and tell him that if he or his family needed anything – like advice on housing – he could call

The thing with Liverpool, particularly at that time, was that we were a machine and never gave up

I remember scoring in the derby for Liverpool and seeing joy on the faces of the Reds fans and the disappointment among Everton’s

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CLUBS AND COUNTRY

• 1998-2003 Utrecht
• 2003-06 Feyenoord
• 2006-12 Liverpool
• 2012-15 Fenerbahce
• 2015- Feyenoord
• 2004-14 Netherlands

HIGHS AND LOWS

• High: 2003 Scores fourth goal as Utrecht shock Feyenoord in cup final
• Low: 2003-06 Fails to win a trophy during first spell with Feyenoord
• High: 2006 Named Dutch Footballer of the Year and joins Liverpool
• Low: 2007 Part of Reds side that loses Champions League final to Milan
• High: 2015 Returns to Feyenoord, scoring 10 goals in his first 10 matches
• Low: 2016 Feyenoord go on a club-record seven-match losing streak

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