.jpg')) Monkou with Feyenoord in July 1985 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth John Monkou | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Nickerie, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Feyenoord | 43 | (2) |
| 1989–1992 | Chelsea | 94 | (2) |
| 1992–1999 | Southampton | 198 | (10) |
| 1999–2001 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 356 | (15) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Kenneth John Monkou (born 29 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Early life
Monkou was born in Nickerie in Suriname and was raised in the Netherlands. He became passionate about football as a child in The Hague, where he played at RK-VVP.
Football career
Monkou's first major side was Feyenoord Rotterdam. He moved to England in May 1989 to play for newly promoted Chelsea for £100,000. He was their first player from outside the Commonwealth of Nations since Petar Borota in 1982. He was voted club player of the year in his first season – the first black player to do so for Chelsea – as the team finished fifth in the First Division and won the Full Members Cup. He remained with Chelsea until 1992, when he was transferred to Southampton for £750,000 three months after signing a new five-year contract with Chelsea.
Southampton faced regular battles for Premier League survival, though the club was never relegated. In the 1993–94 season he scored a last minute winner in a 5–4 defeat of Norwich City from a Matt Le Tissier corner that helped the club stay in the Premier League.
He stayed on the South Coast until 1999, when he joined Huddersfield Town on a free transfer, scoring once against Yorkshire rivals Barnsley.[1] However, disagreements with Huddersfield manager Steve Bruce ensured his time with the club was short-lived. Monkou made a return to Chelsea during the 2002–03 season, before finally retiring from the game.
Later career
Monkou ran a Dutch pancake house in the Dutch city of Delft[2] and is actively involved in Dutch media and on Chelsea TV.
Personal life
Monkou's cousin Arsenio Halfhuid is also a footballer.
References
- ^ "Barnstorming". The Guardian. 25 September 1999. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ken-monkou-what-happened-next
External links
- Ken Monkou at Soccerbase
- Photo of Ken Monkou in action for Southampton
