Jordi Hoogstrate

Jordi Hoogstrate (born 2 June 1983) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jordi Hoogstrate

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-06-02) 2 June 1983 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth	Groningen, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Groningen	42	(2)
2003–2008	PSV	5	(0)
2005–2007	→ Emmen (loan)	6	(0)
2008–2009	Groningen	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hoogstrate started his career in 2001 with FC Groningen^[3] and was named a talented midfielder. He followed his former teammate Arjen Robben on a €3 million transfer to PSV Eindhoven summer 2003. At PSV Hoogstrate suffered with serious knee injuries. He only played five matches for PSV. He was on loan at FC Emmen for two periods but suffered again with knee injuries. In 2008, when his contract in Eindhoven was expired, he rejoined FC Groningen and would start in the reserve squad. In July, in a match with Jong FC Groningen, he got seriously injured on his knee once again. He ended his career in March 2009 and started to coach in the FC Groningen youth academy.^[4] Hoogstrate also played for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.

Honours

• Eredivisie: 2005, 2008
• KNVB Cup: 2005
• Johan Cruijff Shield: 2003