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{{Short description|Dutch football player and manager (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Kluivert
| image = Patrick Kluivert at Web Summit 2024 (cropped 2).jpg
| caption = Kluivert in 2024
| full_name = Patrick Stephan Kluivert<ref>{{cite web |url=https://players.fcbarcelona.com/en/player/445-kluivert-patrick-stephan-kluivert |title=Kluivert |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
| height = 1.91 m<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.premierleague.com/players/2757/Patrick-Kluivert/overview | title = Overview: Patrick Kluivert | publisher = Premier League | access-date = 26 October 2024 }}</ref>
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1983–1984
| youthclubs1 = [[ASV De Dijk|Schellingwoude]]
| youthyears2 = 1984–1994
| youthclubs2 = [[Ajax Youth Academy|Ajax]]
| years1 = 1994–1997
| clubs1 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps1 = 70
| goals1 = 39
| years2 = 1997–1998
| clubs2 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 1998–2004
| clubs3 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
| caps3 = 182
| goals3 = 90
| years4 = 2004–2005
| clubs4 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2005–2006
| clubs5 = [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2006–2007
| clubs6 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2007–2008
| clubs7 = [[Lille OSC|Lille]]
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 4
<!-- League appearances and goals only please! -->| totalcaps = 343
| totalgoals = 149
| nationalyears1 = 1990–1991
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1992
| nationalteam2 = [[Netherlands national under-17 football team|Netherlands U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 1992
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 1992–1994
| nationalteam4 = [[Netherlands national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]]
| nationalcaps4 = 20
| nationalgoals4 = 6
| nationalyears5 = 1994–2004
| nationalteam5 = [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
| nationalcaps5 = 79
| nationalgoals5 = 40
| manageryears1 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs1 = [[Jong FC Twente|Jong Twente]]
| manageryears2 = 2015–2016
| managerclubs2 = [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]]
| manageryears3 = 2021
| managerclubs3 = [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4 = 2023
| managerclubs4 = [[Adana Demirspor]]
| manageryears5 = 2025
| managerclubs5 = [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|NED}}}} <small>(as assistant manager)</small>
{{MedalComp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]|[[2014 FIFA World Cup squads#Netherlands|Team]]}}
}}
'''Patrick Stephan Kluivert''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈpɛtrɪ ˈklœyvərt|-|Nl-Patrick Kluivert.ogg}}; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch [[Association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|coach]] and [[Football player|former player]]. As a player, he played as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=Patrick Kluivert:Profile |url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/patrick-kluivert_prs262/person.shtml |website=Eurosport.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Kluivert: 'Als vader ben ik erg trots' |url=https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/108983/patrick-kluivert-als-vader-ben-ik-erg-trots |website=www.ajaxshowtime.com}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 December 2017 |title=Kluivert alaba a Valverde &#124; Barça |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20171205/433433026340/kluivert-alaba-a-valverde-ha-creado-un-bloque-muy-organizado.html |website=Mundo Deportivo}}</ref> He is considered one of the best Dutch strikers of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voetbalstats.nl/|title=Ons Oranje stats|website=Voetbal.nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/03/06/patrick-kluivert-and-a-lesson-in-scoring-goals/|title=Patrick Kluivert and a lesson in scoring goals|date=21 February 2018 |publisher=These Football Times}}</ref>

He was part of [[History of AFC Ajax#Van Gaal era: European success and decline|Ajax's Golden Generation]] of the 1990s, scoring the winner in the [[1995 UEFA Champions League Final]] at the age of 18. He spent six years with Spanish club [[Barcelona S.C.|Barcelona]], where he scored 124 goals from 249 appearances.<ref name=Profile /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kluivert, the Nine: top images of the Dutch striker |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1131739/kluivert-the-nine-top-images-of-the-dutch-striker |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |language=en}}</ref> He formed a successful partnership with [[Rivaldo]], and won the Spanish [[La Liga]] [[1998-99 La Liga|championship of 1999]]. 

Kluivert played for the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands national team]] from 1994 to 2004. With 40 goals in 79 appearances, he is the fourth highest goalscorer for the Oranje. He played in three [[European Championships]] and the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], and was joint top scorer at [[Euro 2000]], where he scored five goals. In 2004, he was named in the [[FIFA 100]], a list of the 125 greatest living footballers chosen by [[Pelé]] as part of [[FIFA]]'s centenary observances.

Kluivert began his coaching career as an assistant at [[AZ (football club)|AZ]] and [[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]], as well as in [[Australia]] with the [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]], before managing [[Jong FC Twente|Jong Twente]] to a national title in the Dutch [[Beloften Eredivisie|reserves league]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/2794312/kluivert-kampioen-met-jong-fc-twente.html |title=Kluivert kampioen met Jong FC Twente |publisher=NU.nl|date=23 April 2012 |access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> He was an assistant to [[Louis van Gaal]] with the Dutch team that finished third at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Brazil]]. In 2015, he took over as head coach of the [[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao national team]] for the country's [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying]] and the [[2017 Caribbean Cup qualification|2017 Caribbean Cup qualifying]] campaigns. He then served as a [[sporting director]] for [[Paris Saint-Germain]], as well as coaching the [[Ajax Youth Academy|Ajax A1]] (under-19) team in 2016 and assisting [[Clarence Seedorf]] for the [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon national team]] in 2018. Only days after leaving Cameroon in July 2019, he served as the academy director of Barcelona until his brief return to Curaçao as interim coach on May 2021. Two years later, Kluivert also served as head coach of Turkish side [[Adana Demirspor]] before becoming head coach of the [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia national team]] in January 2025, following which his tenure was ended by mutual consent, after 9 months in charge.

==Early life==
Kluivert was born on 1 July 1976 in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands. His father, [[Kenneth Kluivert]], was a professional football player from [[Suriname]], and his mother was born in [[Curaçao]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/biography.php |title=Dutch bio |publisher=Patrick-kluivert.com |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715052744/http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/biography.php |archive-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kluivert learned to play football on the street. After a year at football club [[Schellingwoude]], he joined the [[Ajax Youth Academy]] at the age of seven.

He played several different positions as a youth, including as a  [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. He was strong in technique, football intelligence, and speed, but was considered too impulsive.<ref name="bio-eng">{{cite web |url=http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/biography.php |title=Biography |publisher=Patrick-kluivert.com |access-date=13 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715052744/http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/biography.php |archive-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kluivert played for the Dutch national teams under-15, under-16 and under-17.<ref name="bio-eng"/>

==Club career==

===Ajax===
Kluivert was part of Ajax's [[Golden generation#AFC Ajax|Golden Generation]] of the 1990s. He made his debut in the senior team of [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] on 21 August 1994 at the age of 18 in the [[Johan Cruijff Shield|Dutch Supercup]] win against the old arch rival [[Feyenoord]], in which he scored his first goal. He went on to top score for Ajax in the [[1994–95 Eredivisie]] with 18 goals in 25 appearances,<ref name="thesefootball">{{cite news|url=http://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/03/06/patrick-kluivert-and-a-lesson-in-scoring-goals/|title=Patrick Kluivert and a lesson in scoring goals|date=3 June 2016|work=These Football Times}}</ref> as [[Louis van Gaal]]'s team won the [[List of Dutch football champions|Dutch championship]] without losing a match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/observer/osm/story/0,,708220,00.html|title=Do you remember when...Ajax could win the European Cup?|date=5 May 2002|work=Observer Sport Monthly}}</ref> 

The 1994–95 season also saw Kluivert make his mark – along with a host of youngsters from the Ajax youth academy, including [[Edgar Davids]], [[Clarence Seedorf]] and [[Edwin van der Sar]] – on the European stage with a triumph in the [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]. Kluivert came off the bench to score an 85th-minute winner in the [[1995 UEFA Champions League Final|1995 Champions League Final]] against [[AC Milan]] in [[Vienna]], Austria. He was the youngest player to score in a Champions League final, being only 18 years, 10 months and 23 days.<ref name="thesefootball"/>

He was again the top scorer for Ajax in [[1995–96 AFC Ajax season|1995–96]], with 15 goals in 28 appearances, as the club won five trophies, including the [[1995–96 Eredivisie|Eredivisie]]. He scored the winning goal in extra time of the season opening [[1995 Dutch Supercup|Dutch Supercup]] against Feyenoord, and also scored the team's away goal in the 5–1 aggregate win over [[Real Zaragoza]] in the [[1995 UEFA Super Cup]].

On 28 November 1995, Kluivert was the only Ajax player to miss his kick in the 4–3 [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] win over [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]] in [[Tokyo]] that saw ''de Godenzonen'' win the [[1995 Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]]. Kluivert was also in excellent form during Ajax's defence of their Champions League trophy, scoring in away wins at [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and [[Borussia Dortmund]], but a knee injury prevented him from participating for the full 90 minutes in the team's loss to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the [[1996 UEFA Champions League Final]].<ref name="thesefootball"/>

At the end of an injury hit [[1996–97 Eredivisie|1996–97 season]], in which he made only 17 league appearances, Kluivert joined [[AC Milan]] on a [[Bosman ruling|Bosman transfer]], after rejecting Ajax's offer of a new contract.<ref name="thesefootball"/> He ended his spell in Amsterdam with 39 goals in 70 Eredivisie matches.

===AC Milan===
Kluivert's career at Milan started well, with the striker scoring a sensational goal against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the [[Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi]]. However, he spent only one season at the [[San Siro]], scoring six times in 27 [[1997–98 Serie A|Serie A]] matches,<ref name="thesefootball"/> as the Rossoneri finished in tenth place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2016/5/19/the-great-and-the-controversial-serie-a-1997-1998|title=THE GREAT AND THE CONTROVERSIAL: SERIE A 1997-1998|access-date=11 March 2017|work=In Bed With Maradona|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226182052/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2016/5/19/the-great-and-the-controversial-serie-a-1997-1998|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Barcelona===
On 28 August 1998, an hour before the transfer deadline, Kluivert signed a four-year contract with [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for a fee of £8.75 million.<ref>{{cite news
| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-nou-camp-becomes-little-holland-1174946.html?cmp=ilc-n
| title=Nou Camp becomes Little Holland
| work=The Independent
| date=30 August 1998
| access-date=4 August 2010
| location=London
| first=Danny
| last=Hicks}}</ref> Kluivert was reunited with [[Louis van Gaal]], a mentor from his days at Ajax. Kluivert scored 16 league goals and formed a successful partnership with [[Rivaldo]], which enabled Barça to defend the Spanish [[La Liga]] in [[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]].<ref name="thesefootball"/> The following season was also a successful one for Kluivert. Although Barcelona failed to win a third consecutive league title, Kluivert finished the season as the club's top scorer with 15 league goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliga.es/abid=113|title=Página web oficial de LaLiga|website=Liga de Fútbol Profesional}}</ref> Kluivert went on to be the top scorer twice more in his next four seasons at the [[Camp Nou]], but the team endured a period of five years without a major trophy after their title success in 1999.

In the summer of 2004, Kluivert was one of four Dutch players released by Barcelona. He ended his career at Barça with 124 goals from 249 appearances.<ref name=":1" />

===Newcastle United===
Kluivert joined [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] on a free transfer in July 2004.<ref name=Newcastle>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3907833.stm|title=Kluivert joins Newcastle|date=21 July 2004 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> He stated that his reasons for joining Newcastle was due to the overwhelming reaction he received whilst playing for Barcelona against Newcastle during a pre season friendly, as well as teaming up with Newcastle's star players, such as [[Alan Shearer]].<ref name=Newcastle /> Kluivert scored some classy and crucial goals at home and away from [[St James' Park]], namely in winning strikes against both [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4259719.stm|title=Newcastle 1–0 Chelsea
|publisher=BBC|date=20 February 2005 |access-date=2 September 2009 | location=London}}</ref> and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the [[FA Cup]], with both games ending 1–0 to Newcastle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4327839.stm
|title=Newcastle 1–0 Tottenham|publisher=BBC|date=13 March 2005 |access-date=2 September 2009 | location=London}}</ref> He also scored away against [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiakos]] in a 3–1 win in the first leg of the round of 16 of the [[UEFA Cup]]. Kluivert eventually scored five goals in all in that season's competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-triumph-on-night-of-fury-527938.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-triumph-on-night-of-fury-527938.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Newcastle triumph on night of fury|website=Independent.co.uk|date=11 March 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/statistics/round=1975/players/type=topscorers/index.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203223837/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2004/statistics/round=1975/players/type=topscorers/index.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=3 February 2012
|title=Statistics Goals scored Seasons 2004/05|website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> Altogether, he scored 13 goals in his debut season, being Newcastle's overall second highest goal scorer for the [[2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season|2004–05 season]]. Despite these feats, Kluivert was released by Newcastle in the summer of 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newcastle United players: Premier League 2005 |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/newcastle-united/tab/players/season/2005/comp/1/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.11v11.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/4526663.stm|title=Kluivert set for Newcastle exit|date=18 May 2005 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

===Valencia===
Kluivert decided to return to Spain to play at the [[Mestalla]] for [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. During the [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06 season]], Valencia finished third in La Liga, thus qualifying for the Champions League after a one-season absence. Kluivert played for a total of 202 minutes, as he spent most of the season injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2360569/Kluivert-joins-Valencia.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2360569/Kluivert-joins-Valencia.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Kluivert joins Valencia|website=Telegraph.co.uk|date=3 June 2005 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/clubs/52268--valencia/|title=Valencia CF 2005-06 season|website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/estadisticas/futbol/primera/2005_06/|title=2005-06 La Liga|website=Marca.com|date=14 December 2015 }}</ref>

===PSV===
Despite widespread rumours that Kluivert was to return home to [[Amsterdam Arena|Johan Cruyff Arena]], Kluivert's return to the [[Eredivisie]] was to be with [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], with whom he signed a one-year deal in 2006. Just as with his debut for Ajax, Kluivert made his PSV debut against Feyenoord in a 2–1 win, coming on as a substitute. After that, he had two injuries during the first half of the season, which limited his playing time. In a game against Ajax at the [[Philips Stadion]], Kluivert [[Goal celebration|refused to celebrate after scoring]] a goal against his former club. He was eventually released in July 2007.

===Lille===
On 25 July 2007, Kluivert joined French side [[Lille OSC|Lille]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kluivert tells of interest |url=https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11800_2807807,00.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.skysports.com}}</ref>

==International career==
Kluivert made his full international debut on 16 November 1994 in a European qualifier against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], replacing [[Youri Mulder]] after 13 minutes of a 0&ndash;0 draw in Rotterdam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Netherlands vs Czech Republic|url=http://EU-Football.info|access-date=18 June 2014}}</ref> In his second match, on 29 March 1995, he replaced [[Ronald de Boer]] after 77 minutes, and seven minutes later scored his first international goal to wrap up a 4&ndash;0 home qualifying win over [[Malta national football team|Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Netherlands vs. Malta|url=http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=10341|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=18 June 2014}}</ref>

In December 1995, Kluivert scored both goals in the Netherlands' 2–0 [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying play-off]] win over the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] at [[Anfield]], to qualify the Oranje for [[UEFA Euro 1996]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/kluiverts-pure-genius-sinks-irish-1525735.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/kluiverts-pure-genius-sinks-irish-1525735.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Kluivert's pure genius sinks Irish|date=14 December 1995|work=The Independent}}</ref> Kluivert missed most of the tournament with a knee injury, but he scored against the host nation [[England national football team|England]], enabling the Netherlands to qualify for the knock-out round over [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on goals scored.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/englands-night-of-rapture-1337711.html |title=England's night of rapture |date=19 June 1996 |access-date=30 April 2012 |newspaper=The Independent |first=Glenn |last=Moore|location=London}}</ref> There, they lost in a penalty shootout to [[France national football team|France]] after a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/match/52912--france-vs-netherlands/ |title=France-Netherlands UEFA EURO 1996 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=10 November 2023 }}</ref>

At the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], Kluivert was [[Misconduct (football)|sent off]] against [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] by referee [[Pierluigi Collina]], after elbowing [[Lorenzo Staelens]]. He made amends when selected to play against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the quarter-finals of the same tournament, where he scored the opening goal.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |date=2018-04-17 |title=World Cup stunning moments: Dennis Bergkamp's wonder goal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/15/world-cup-stunning-moments-dennis-bergkamp-wonder-goal |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In the next round, he scored a late equalising goal from a header to draw his team level with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in the semi-final, although the Netherlands went on to lose the penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/08/sports/world-cup-98-doing-a-little-dance-taffarel-guides-brazil-into-final.html |title=WORLD CUP '98; Doing a Little Dance, Taffarel Guides Brazil into Final |date=8 July 1998 |access-date=30 April 2012 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=George|last=Vecsey}}</ref>

At [[UEFA Euro 2000]] held in the Netherlands and Belgium, Kluivert scored a hat-trick in the 6–1 quarter-final demolition of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]; he was originally credited with four goals, but the third was later re-attributed as an own goal by Yugoslavia's [[Dejan Govedarica]], after Kluivert admitted not getting a touch on [[Paul Bosvelt]]'s cross. Had all four goals stood, Kluivert would have been the first player to score four times in a European Championship match.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kluivert: I didn't score four |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/805587.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2000 |access-date=16 July 2013 }}</ref> The Dutch were eliminated in the semi-finals by [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on penalties; he missed one of their two spot-kicks in normal time, but did score in the penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy through on penalties |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/812047.stm |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2000}}</ref> With five goals in as many games, he claimed the Golden Boot jointly with [[Savo Milošević]].<ref name=Boot />

Kluivert would once again enter [[UEFA Euro 2004]] wearing the famous #9 jersey for his country, with the Dutch reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurosport.com/football/euro/2004/portugal-v-netherlands_sto607819/story.shtml|title=Portugal v Netherlands: date with destiny|website=Eurosport.com|date=30 June 2004 }}</ref>

As well as from being left out of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] squad by coach [[Marco van Basten]], Kluivert was not called up to play in any of the qualifying games leading up to the World Cup either. This was due to the fact that he suffered persistent injuries, which prevented him from playing for his club during the 2005–06 season. Kluivert was the all-time leading [[Netherlands national football team#Top goalscorers|goalscorer]] for the Dutch national team with 40 goals, until he was surpassed by [[Robin van Persie]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-dutch-idUKBRE99A0VJ20131011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107084930/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-world-dutch-idUKBRE99A0VJ20131011|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2016|title=Dutch record breaker Van Persie hits treble in 8-1 win|date=11 October 2013|work=Reuters}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Although tall in stature, Kluivert possessed quick feet and an impressive first touch. Similar to Brazilian footballer [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], he often used several [[Dummy (football)|feints]], namely the [[Cruyff turn]], to great effect to [[Dribbling#Association football|go past defenders]], due to his pace, strong technical skills, close control and football intelligence. Kluivert also utilised his height, power and strong physique to dominate aerial balls, and was considered to possess one of the best headers in the then-contemporary game. A versatile player, with an eye for goal, he also possessed good vision, and was capable of playing in several other positions across the pitch. Despite his ability, he drew criticism for his character and attitude throughout his career.<ref name="bio-eng"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/holland/squad/743900.stm|title=Euro 2000 Profile: Patrick Kluivert|publisher=BBC|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/30/sport.features1|title=That finishing Dutch|work=The Guardian|date=30 November 2003|access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/figo-stands-tall-to-earn-portugal-last-gasp-draw-1.295990 |title=Figo stands tall to earn Portugal last-gasp draw |newspaper=The Irish Times |last1=Walker |first1=Michael |date=29 March 2001 |access-date=29 June 2020 }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Early career===
On 29 April 2008, Dutch media reported that Kluivert would take part in the coaching course of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) to become a professional football coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3033_3624858,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116190706/http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3033_3624858,00.html|url-status=dead|title=Kluivert lines up coaching course|archive-date=16 January 2009}}</ref> The [[Royal Dutch Football Association|KNVB]] requires that all coaching badge candidates complete this sort of apprenticeship.

On 18 July 2008, it was reported on the football website ''Goal'' that Kluivert would be spending the 2008–09 season as a member of the backroom coaching staff of [[Eredivisie]] club [[AZ (football club)|AZ]]. Later on, in an interview on ''[[Soccer AM]]'', Kluivert revealed his role involved coaching the strikers at AZ.

In January 2010, Kluivert took a position as an assistant coach for Australian [[A-League]] side [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]] under head coach [[Ange Postecoglou]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl |url=https://www.vi.nl/cookies/;jsessionid=67EFC39583F27B957CA571947E6F0DA8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415034102/https://www.vi.nl/cookies/;jsessionid=67EFC39583F27B957CA571947E6F0DA8 |archive-date=15 April 2025 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.vi.nl |language=nl |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 19 May 2010, Kluivert told journalists he ruled out a comeback as a football player.<ref>{{cite web|author=Auteur: Jules Stuyt op 19 mei 2010 om 15:49 |url=http://www.voetbalcentraal.nl/nieuws/50680/patrick-kluivert-hangt-kicksen-definitief-aan-de-wilgen |title=Kluivert quits football career definitively |publisher=Voetbalcentraal.nl |access-date=6 May 2012}}</ref> From August 2010 onwards, he was an assistant coach for [[N.E.C. (football club)|NEC]], coaching the strikers. In the 2011–12 season, he moved on and took charge of the [[FC Twente|Twente]] youth and reserve team, coaching [[Jong FC Twente|Jong Twente]] to a national title in the [[Beloften Eredivisie]].

In August 2012, Kluivert joined the Netherlands national team coaching staff to work under head coach [[Louis van Gaal]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 March 2012 |title=Kluivert keert naar WK niet terug als assistent bij Oranje |trans-title=Kluivert will not return as assistant to Oranje at World Cup |url=http://www.nu.nl/sport/3683587/kluivert-keert-wk-niet-terug-als-assistent-bij-oranje.html |access-date=24 January 2014 |publisher=NU.nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1673894.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192858/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1673894.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2014 |title=Kluivert joins Dutch staff |agency=AFP |publisher=FIFA |date=1 August 2012 |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> Kluivert's time with the Netherlands culminated with a third-place finish in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] campaign.

===Curaçao===

On 5 March 2015, it was announced that Kluivert would take over as manager of the [[Curaçao national football team]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodijk |first=Lentin |date=2015-03-05 |title=Internationals Curaçao dolblij met komst Kluivert |trans-title=Internationals Curaçao overjoyed with Kluivert's arrival |url=https://www.metronieuws.nl/in-het-nieuws/sport/2015/03/internationals-curacao-dolblij-met-komst-kluivert/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Metronieuws.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> Curaçao progressed through the first two qualifying rounds, defeating [[Montserrat national football team|Montserrat]] and [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-15 |title=Fifa 2018 World Cup qualifiers: Curacao progress under Kluivert |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33131459 |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 8 September 2015, Curaçao were eliminated in the [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)#Third round|2018 FIFA World Cup third qualifying round]] by [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]], losing 2–0 on aggregate score.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curaçao met Kluivert niet opgewassen tegen El Salvador |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1001/Sport/article/detail/4136298/2015/09/05/Curacao-met-Kluivert-niet-opgewassen-tegen-El-Salvador.dhtml |access-date=2025-06-17 }}</ref> Having helped the country to their best performance yet in World Cup qualifying, Kluivert announced his resignation as head coach on 10 September 2015. While pursuing other ventures, he remains a close advisor to the [[Curaçao Football Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Update] 'Trots en teleurgesteld' |url=http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/voetbalnieuws/90118/update-trots-en-teleurgesteld |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817001638/http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/voetbalnieuws/90118/update-trots-en-teleurgesteld |archive-date=2016-08-17 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.ajaxshowtime.com}}</ref> On 24 February 2016, Kluivert announced his decision to remain head coach of Curaçao ahead of the teams' [[Caribbean Cup]] qualifying matches against the [[Dominican Republic national football team|Dominican Republic]] and [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-24 |title=Kluivert helpt Curaçao uit de brand |trans-title=Kluivert helps Curaçao out of trouble |url=https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/voetbalnieuws/kluivert-helpt-curacao-uit-de-brand |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Ajax Showtime |language=nl}}</ref> On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Kluivert would take over as head coach of the [[Ajax Youth Academy|Ajax A1]] (under-19) selection ahead of the 2016–17 season, where he would coach his son [[Justin Kluivert]], with the team having secured placement in the [[UEFA Youth League]] the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kluivert aan de slag als trainer Ajax A1 |trans-title=Kluivert to work as Ajax A1 coach |url=http://www.vi.nl/cookies/?u=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/kluivert-aan-de-slag-als-trainer-ajax-a1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709071102/http://www.vi.nl/cookies/?u=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/kluivert-aan-de-slag-als-trainer-ajax-a1.htm |archive-date=9 July 2016 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.vi.nl |url-status=live }}</ref> Following his announcement to join Ajax, Kluivert remained head coach of Curaçao for round two of the Caribbean Cup qualifiers, where they faced [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] and the [[U.S. Virgin Islands national football team|U.S. Virgin Islands]] in group three. Curaçao won both their matches at home, defeating Guyana 5–2 and the U.S. Virgin Islands 7–0 in his final match in charge.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-21 |title=Kluivert: 'Jammer dat ik Ajax en Curaçao niet kan combineren' |trans-title=Kluivert: 'Too bad I can't combine Ajax and Curaçao' |url=https://caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl/2016/05/20/kluivert-jammer-dat-ik-ajax-en-curacao-niet-kan-combineren/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl |language=nl-NL}}</ref> On 14 July 2016, it was announced that Kluivert would no longer coach the under-19 team of Ajax, but that he would instead take over the position as director of football for French club [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]. He expressed that his intention was to stay with Ajax, but that he could not refuse the offer made by PSG.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/buitenlands/26215042/__Kluivert_directeur_PSG__.html |title=Kluivert directeur PSG |work=Mike Verweij|publisher=De Telegraaf|date=14 July 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref>

His efforts for the national team of Curaçao did not go without merit, as the team secured qualification for both the [[2017 Caribbean Cup]] and the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], where they would compete for the first time in forty years under the guidance of [[Remko Bicentini]] and Kluivert.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Curaçao schrijft historie met plaatsing voor Gold Cup |url=http://www.vi.nl/cookies/?u=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/curacao-schrijft-historie-met-plaatsing-voor-gold-cup.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052750/http://www.vi.nl/cookies/?u=http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/curacao-schrijft-historie-met-plaatsing-voor-gold-cup.htm |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=www.vi.nl |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Assistant and interim duties===

In August 2018, Kluivert became Seedorf's assistant at the [[Cameroon national football team]]; they were both relieved of their duties in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45070860|title=Cameroon appoint Seedorf & Kluivert as deal for Eriksson falls through|date=4 August 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Oluwashina|last=Okeleji}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-16 |title=Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert sacked by Cameroon |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49009362 |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

Kluivert became the academy director of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] only days after leaving Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-25 |title=Patrick Kluivert: Former Barcelona striker rejoins club as academy director |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49118787 |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> However, the club announced in March 2021 that his contract would be allowed to expire in June.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |date=2021-03-29 |title=Kluivert will not continue as the director of Barça's La Masia academy |url=https://www.sport.es/en/news/barca/kluivert-continue-director-barca-la-11623472 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=sport |language=en}}</ref> 

In May 2021, Kluivert returned to the Curaçao national team on an interim basis, while compatriot [[Guus Hiddink]] recovered from [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kluivert steps in for Hiddink as Curacao coach |url=https://supersport.com/football/uefa-nations-league/news/210515_Kluivert_steps_in_for_Hiddink_as_Curacao_coach |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=Super Sport |date=15 May 2021}}</ref> In July, the team withdrew from the [[2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], due to an outbreak of the same virus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Paul |date=2021-07-09 |title=Tragedy for Kluivert's Curacao as Covid outbreak forces last minute withdrawal from Gold Cup |url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2021/07/09/tragedy-kluiverts-curacao-covid-outbreak-forces-last-minute-withdrawal-gold-cup/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Inside World Football |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Adana Demirspor===
On 30 June 2023, Turkish club [[Adana Demirspor]] announced the appointment of Kluivert as their new manager by signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://turkish-football.com/patrick-kluivert-named-manager-of-adana-demirspor/ |title=Patrick Kluivert named manager of Adana Demirspor |publisher=Turkish Football |date=3 July 2023 }}</ref> On 4 December 2023, he parted ways with Adana Demirspor by mutual agreement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Adana Demirspor, Patrick Kluivert'la yollarını ayırdı |url=https://www.ensonhaber.com/kralspor/futbol/adana-demirspor-patrick-kluivertla-yollarini-ayirdi |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Ensonhaber |language=tr}}</ref>

=== Indonesia National Team ===
Following Shin Tae-yong's dismissal, on 8 January 2025, the PSSI officially appointed him as head coach, with [[Alex Pastoor]] and [[Denny Landzaat]] assisting him with a contract until 2027.<ref name="coach2025">{{Cite web |title=Patrick Kluivert Resmi Menjadi Pelatih Timnas Indonesia |url=https://www.pssi.org/news/patrick-kluivert-resmi-menjadi-pelatih-timnas-indonesia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108085003/https://www.pssi.org/news/patrick-kluivert-resmi-menjadi-pelatih-timnas-indonesia |archive-date=8 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |language=id-ID}}</ref> In the continuation of third round World Cup qualifiers, Indonesia's first match under Kluivert ended in a 1–5 away loss to Australia, but they bounced back by defeating Bahrain 1–0 at home. On 5 June 2025, Indonesia managed to defeat China 1–0, their first win against the latter in 38 years. The win advanced Indonesia to the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round of World Cup qualification]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Setelah 38 Tahun, Indonesia Akhirnya Kalahkan China Lagi |url=https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-7951256/setelah-38-tahun-indonesia-akhirnya-kalahkan-china-lagi |access-date=20 June 2025 |website=Sport Detik |language=id-ID}}</ref>

However, in the fourth round, Indonesia was beaten by [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 2–3 and [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] 0–1, thus eliminating Indonesia from the World Cup contention. Following the elimination, widespread fan disappointment sparked calls for Kluivert’s immediate dismissal. The anger intensified after Kluivert and his assistants returned to the Netherlands without issuing an apology or accepting responsibility for the defeat. On 16 October 2025, PSSI decided to parted ways with Kluivert and the rest of the coaching staffs through a mutual agreement.

==Personal life==
[[File:Patrick Kluivert portrait.jpg|180px|thumb|right|Kluivert in 2008]]
Kluivert is the second son of former football player [[Kenneth Kluivert]], who played for [[SV Robinhood]] in the [[SVB Topklasse|SVB Hoofdklasse]] and for the [[Suriname national football team|Suriname national team]]. His mother Lidwina Kluivert, was born in [[Willemstad]], [[Curaçao]], in the former [[Netherlands Antilles]], to a Surinamese father and Curaçaoan mother.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/1997/08/30/lidwina-kluivert-de-moeder-van-patrick-heeft-de-hollandse-7365898/|title=Lidwina Kluivert, de moeder van: 'Patrick heeft de Hollandse manier aangenomen' |newspaper=NRC |date=30 August 1997 |publisher=nrc.nl|access-date=10 May 2016 |last1=Hooghiemstra |first1=Daniela }}</ref> Lidwina died on 27 February 2023 from long-term health issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1559997130/moeder-patrick-kluivert-overleden|title=Moeder Patrick Kluivert overleden|work=Telegraaf.nl|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> His parents were married in [[Paramaribo]], and both his elder siblings were born in [[Suriname]], before the family emigrated to the Netherlands in 1970.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2008 |title=Voetbal is het balletje laten lopen |trans-title=Football is letting the ball do the work |url=http://www.volkskrant.nl/sport/-voetbal-is-het-balletje-laten-lopen~a912576/ |access-date=5 January 2016 |publisher=de Volkskrant}}</ref>

On 9 September 1995, Kluivert, then 19 years old and still playing for Ajax, was the driver in a car accident in Amsterdam, in which a 56-year-old man was killed and a passenger was seriously injured in a collision. Kluivert collided with a [[Ford Orion]] saloon while driving an uninsured [[BMW M3]] sports car he had borrowed from a friend at a speed of approximately 104&nbsp;km/h (64&nbsp;mph) while in a 50&nbsp;km/h (31&nbsp;mph) residential zone. Though he denied a charge of causing death by dangerous driving, he was found guilty in court and sentenced to 240 hours of community service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MY+DEATH+CRASH+HELL!%3b+%27It+will+haunt+me+the+rest+of+my+life%27.-a061161539|title=MY DEATH CRASH HELL!; 'It will haunt me the rest of my life'. |publisher=Sunday Mirror|access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/kluivert-seeking-calmer-waters-1336303.html|title=Kluivert seeking calmer waters |work=The Independent|date=9 June 1996 |access-date=20 March 2023}}</ref> The conviction meant that Kluivert needed special documentation to enter the United States when [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] played pre-season matches there in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2271968/kluivert-receives-clearance |title=Kluivert receives clearance |first=Mark |last=Kendall |website=Sky Sports |date= |accessdate=20 March 2023}}</ref>

He has four children: Quincy, [[Justin Kluivert|Justin]], [[Ruben Kluivert|Ruben]] and [[Shane Kluivert|Shane]]. Justin, like his father, came through the Ajax youth setup, formerly played for Valencia and was capped for the Netherlands; he now plays for [[Premier League]] club [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]].<ref>
{{Cite web |title=Er komt een nieuwe Kluivert aan: Justin |url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/10444/Offside/article/detail/3636208/2014/04/16/Er-komt-een-nieuwe-Kluivert-aan-Justin-14.dhtml |access-date=2025-06-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 May 2022 |title=Liveblog: Douvikas maakt in extremis gelijk voor FC Utrecht tegen AZ |trans-title=Liveblog: Douvikas equalizes in extremis for FC Utrecht against AZ |url=https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/sport/3398779/liveblog-douvikas-maakt-in-extremis-gelijk-voor-fc-utrecht-tegen-az |access-date=12 October 2022 |publisher=RTV Utrecht |language=Dutch}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/stats.php |title=Statistics |publisher=Patrick-kluivert.com |date=23 March 2012 |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708171546/http://www.patrick-kluivert.com/stats.php |archive-date=8 July 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[KNVB Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[Copa del Rey]], [[FA Cup]], [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], [[Coupe de France]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
|[[1994–95 AFC Ajax season|1994–95]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|25||18||1||1||10{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||2||1{{efn|name=JCS|Appearance in [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]}}||1||37||22
|-
|[[1995–96 AFC Ajax season|1995–96]]
|Eredivisie
|28||15||2||1||8{{efn|name=UCL}}||5||4{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Super Cup]], one appearance and one goal in [[Johan Cruyff Shield]], one appearance in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}||2||42||23
|-
|[[1996–97 Eredivisie|1996–97]]
|Eredivisie
|17||6||1||0||4||2||colspan=2|—||22||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!70||39||4||2||22||9||5||3||101||53
|-
|[[A.C. Milan|Milan]]
|[[1997–98 A.C. Milan season|1997–98]]
|[[Serie A]]
|27||6||6||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||33||9
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|[[1998–99 FC Barcelona season|1998–99]]
|[[La Liga]]
|35||15||3||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||38||16
|-
|[[1999–2000 FC Barcelona season|1999–2000]]
|La Liga
|26||15||2||1||14{{efn|name=UCL}}||7||2{{efn|name=SSC|Appearances in [[Supercopa de España]]}}||2||44||25
|-
|[[2000–01 FC Barcelona season|2000–01]]
|La Liga
|31||18||5||2||12{{efn|Eight appearances and three goals in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], four appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||5||colspan=2|—||48||25
|-
|[[2001–02 FC Barcelona season|2001–02]]
|La Liga
|33||18||0||0||17{{efn|name=UCL}}||7||colspan=2|—||50||25
|-
|[[2002–03 FC Barcelona season|2002–03]]
|La Liga
|36||16||0||0||15{{efn|name=UCL}}||5||colspan=2|—||51||21
|-
|[[2003–04 FC Barcelona season|2003–04]]
|La Liga
|21||8||2||0||3{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||2||colspan=2|—||26||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!182||90||12||4||61||26||2||2||257||122
|-
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season|2004–05]]
|[[Premier League]]
|25||6||6||2||6{{efn|name=UC}}||5||colspan=2|—||37||13
|-
|[[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
|[[2005–06 Valencia CF season|2005–06]]
|La Liga
|10||1||1||0||5{{efn|name=UIC|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||1||colspan=2|—||16||2
|-
|[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|[[2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season|2006–07]]
|Eredivisie
|16||3||2||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|—||21||3
|-
|[[Lille OSC|Lille]]
|[[2007–08 Lille OSC season|2007–08]]
|[[Ligue 1]]
|13||4||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||14||4
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!343||149||32||11||97||41||7||5||479||206
 |}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT|4633|name=Patrick Kluivert|accessdate=6 May 2012}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|1994||1||0
|-
|1995||5||3
|-
|1996||5||1
|-
|1997||5||2
|-
|1998||11||7
|-
|1999||8||4
|-
|2000||14||12
|-
|2001||9||4
|-
|2002||6||3
|-
|2003||11||4
|-
|2004||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!79!!40
|}

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kluivert goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Patrick Kluivert<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voetbalstats.nl/spelernedxi.php?persid=257 |title=Statistics |publisher=Voetbalstats.nl |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 ||29 March 1995||[[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|MLT}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|13 December 1995 || rowspan="2"|[[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]], England || rowspan="2"|{{fb|IRL}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying play-off|2–0]] || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|3 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|4 || 18 June 1996 || [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], London, England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–4 || align="center"|1–4 || [[UEFA Euro 1996]]
|-
| align="center"|5 || 29 March 1997 || [[Amsterdam Arena]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|SMR|1862}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 6 September 1997 || De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|24 February 1998 || rowspan="2"|[[Pro Player Stadium]], [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || {{center|2–0}}
|-
| align="center"|9 || 1 June 1998 || [[Philips Stadion]], [[Eindhoven]], Netherlands || {{fb|PAR}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|5–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|10 || rowspan="2"|5 June 1998 || rowspan="2"|Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NGA}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|11 || align="center"|4–1
|-
| align="center"|12 || 4 July 1998 || [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]], France || {{fb|ARG}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || 7 July 1998 || Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || 1998 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|14 || 5 June 1999 || [[Estádio Fonte Nova|Estádio Octávio Mangabeira]], [[Nazaré, Bahia|Nazaré]], Brazil || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|15 || rowspan="3"|4 September 1999 || rowspan="3"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || rowspan="3"|{{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|3–2 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–5 || rowspan="3"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|16 || align="center"|4–4
|-
| align="center"|17 || align="center"|5–4
|-
| align="center"|18 || 23 February 2000 || Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|19 || rowspan="2"|29 March 2000 || rowspan="2"|[[King Baudouin Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BEL}} || align="center"|1–2 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|20 || align="center"|2–2
|-
| align="center"|21 || 27 May 2000 || Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|ROM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|22 || rowspan="2"|4 June 2000 || rowspan="2"|[[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]], [[Lausanne]], Switzerland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|POL}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|23 || align="center"|3–1
|-
| align="center"|24 || 16 June 2000 || De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|DEN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2000]]
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| align="center"|25 || 21 June 2000 || Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 2000
|-
| align="center"|26 || rowspan="3"|25 June 2000 || rowspan="3"|De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || rowspan="3"|{{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|6–1 || rowspan="3"|UEFA Euro 2000
|-
| align="center"|27 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|28 || align="center"|4–0
|-
| align="center"|29 || 7 October 2000 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus || {{fb|CYP|1960}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|30 || 24 March 2001 || [[Mini Estadi]], [[Barcelona]], Spain || {{fb|AND}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|31 || 28 March 2001 || [[Estádio das Antas]], [[Porto]], Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–2 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|32 || 25 April 2001 || Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands || {{fb|CYP|1960}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|33 || 2 June 2001 || [[A. Le Coq Arena|Lilleküla Stadium]], [[Tallinn]], Estonia || {{fb|EST}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|4–2 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center"|34 || 13 February 2002 || Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|35 || 7 September 2002 || Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands || {{fb|BLR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|36 || 20 November 2002 || [[Arena AufSchalke]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], Germany || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|37 || 30 April 2003 || Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|38 || 7 June 2003 || [[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]], [[Minsk]], Belarus || {{fb|BLR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
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| align="center"|39 || 6 September 2003 || De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands || {{fb|AUT}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–1 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
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| align="center"|40 || 11 October 2003 || Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands || {{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{{Updated|16 October 2025}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure 
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Nat.
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=6|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
!{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[Jong FC Twente|Jong Twente]]
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}}
|1 July 2011
|30 June 2013
{{WDL|46|25|8|13}}
|
|-
|[[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]]
|{{flagicon|Curaçao}}
|4 March 2015<ref name="Curaçao » Trainerhistorie">{{cite web|title=Curaçao » Trainerhistorie|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te43944/curacao/|publisher=World Football|access-date=10 July 2015}}</ref>
|7 June 2016
{{WDL|12|6|3|3}}
|<ref name="Curaçao » Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[Curaçao national football team|Curaçao]] (interim)
|{{flagicon|Curaçao}}
|14 May 2021<ref name="Curaçao » Trainerhistorie"/>
|31 October 2021
{{WDL|6|1|2|3}}
|<ref name="Curaçao » Trainerhistorie"/>
|-
|[[Adana Demirspor]]
|{{flagicon|Turkey}}
|1 July 2023
|4 December 2023
{{WDL|20|9|6|5}}
|
|-
|[[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}}
|8 January 2025
|16 October 2025
{{WDL|8|3|1|4}}
|
|-
!colspan=4|Career Total
{{WDLtot|91|43|20|28|decimals=2}}
!
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Ajax'''<ref name = "honours">{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/patrick-kluivert/4687/|title=Patrick Kluivert – Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}</ref>
*[[Eredivisie]]: [[1994–95 Eredivisie|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Eredivisie|1995–96]]
*[[Johan Cruyff Shield|Super Cup]]: [[1994 Dutch Supercup|1994]], [[1995 Dutch Supercup|1995]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Champions League|1994–95]]
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1995 UEFA Super Cup|1995]]
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1995 Intercontinental Cup|1995]]

'''Barcelona'''<ref name = "honours"/>
*[[La Liga]]: [[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]

'''PSV<ref name = "honours"/>'''
*Eredivisie: [[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]

'''Individual''' 
*[[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA Euro 2000 Golden Boot]] (five goals)<ref name=Boot>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7ed277e55d-2b432cd9cf0d-1000--torres-receives-adidas-golden-boot/ | title = Torres receives adidas Golden Boot | date = 6 November 2012 | publisher = UEFA| access-date = 28 April 2014}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Euro 2000#Awards|UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130602045322/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/history/memories/newsid=1627525.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 June 2013 | title = 2000 team of the tournament | publisher = UEFA| access-date = 28 April 2014}}</ref>
*[[FIFA 100]]
*[[Dutch Footballer of the Year|Dutch Football Talent of the Year]]: 1995<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands - Player of the Year and Other Awards |url=http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317051045/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/nedpoy.html |archive-date=2015-03-17 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=rsssf.com}}</ref>
*[[Bravo Award]]: 1995

===Managerial===
'''Jong Twente'''<ref name = "honours"/>
*[[Beloften Eredivisie]]: 2011–12

'''Netherlands''' (as assistant manager)
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.patrick-kluivert.com Patrick Kluivert.com]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022095220/https://www.patrick-kluivert.com/ |date=22 October 2019 }}.
* [https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/barca-legends/players/1486625/kluivert Profile] at the FC Barcelona website
* [https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/speler/7562 Profile] at the Royal Dutch Football Association website {{in lang|nl}}
* {{Wereld van Oranje|1092}}
* {{LFP Ligue 1|patrick-kluivert}}
* {{Premier League player|new_id=4075|old_id=2757|archive=20250602203942}}
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}

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