"Bolo Zenden enjoyed an 18-year top-flight career which saw him play at the highest level in the Netherlands, Spain, France and England. The talented midfielder earned league titles with PSV and Barcelona before his 2001 move to the Premier League, where he enjoyed stints with Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Liverpool. His time in England, however, was often a tale of injuries and near misses."
"Zenden was signed by Chelsea for 7.5million in the summer of 2001 and would score his first goal for the Blues just nine minutes into his debut against Newcastle United. But he soon picked up his fair share of injuries, meaning his two-season stay at Stamford Bridge was often a stop-start affair. I suffered a nasty thigh laceration, which is pretty rare, in a League Cup tie with Spurs a tackle from Teddy Sheringham and was out for four months, the Dutchman recalls to FourFourTwo."
"Then in my first season at Liverpool [2005/06], I damaged my cruciate knee ligaments in a Champions League game against Real Betis, he continues. The day the squad flew to Japan for the Club World Cup, I was heading to the US to get my ACL done. His Reds team-mates were at the Club World Cup following the Miracle of Istanbul win over Milan, which came shortly before Zenden's arrival."
Bolo Zenden enjoyed an 18-year top-flight career across the Netherlands, Spain, France and England. He won league titles with PSV and Barcelona before moving to the Premier League in 2001. Chelsea paid £7.5 million for his transfer and he scored nine minutes into his debut against Newcastle. Persistent injuries repeatedly interrupted his time in England, including a thigh laceration in a League Cup tie that sidelined him for four months. Zenden spent 2003/04 on loan at Middlesbrough, scoring the winner in their League Cup triumph, then joined Middlesbrough and later Liverpool on free transfers. He damaged cruciate knee ligaments early in his Liverpool spell.
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