A young Giovanni van Bronckhorst was in the Dutch squad for the 1998 World Cup, as a central midfielder, and he stayed a part of the squad for the next five major tournaments after that—first as a left-sided midfielder and later as a left-back, where he played as captain of the nation in the 2010 World Cup, his last finals.
Playing for the likes of Feyenoord, Rangers and Barcelona, he won plenty of titles in his club career, whilst he was also a World Cup runner-up for his nation in South Africa.
He ended his career with 106 caps, the fourth-highest capped player in his country's history, and scored six goals.
