Jaap Stam
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Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. He was part of the Manches
Stam in 2006
Stam (top center) with Jorge Andrade (left), Cristiano Ronaldo (bottom center) and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (right) during the Netherlands' Euro 2004 semi-final against Portugal. This was his final match for the country.
Stam (right) during his period with PEC Zwolle
Stam (centre) with FC Cincinnati in August 2020
The 1999 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match between Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany, played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 May 1999, to det
Jaap Stam
…Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Champions League. He scored his only goal for the club in a 6–2 away victory against Leicester City. In the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, Stam's centre-back partner Ronny Johnsen conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area when he brought down Bayern Munich's Carsten Jancker in…
Match programme cover
The capacity of the Camp Nou stadium was reduced from over 100,000 to 92,000 for the final.
Pierluigi Collina was the referee for the match.
One of the Nike NK 800 Geo balls used for the final