Santi Kolk


Santiago "Santi" Kolk is a Dutch former footballer, who is currently an agent. He mostly played as a forward during his playing career. Kolk's former clubs include ADO Den Haag, SC Heerenveen, RKC Waalwijk, FC Den Bosch, Excelsior, FC Zwolle, SBV Vitesse, 1. FC Union Berlin and NAC Breda.

Playing career

Born in The Hague, Kolk made his professional debut on 29 August 1999 as part of the ADO Den Haag first team in a home match against NAC Breda. Coming on as a second-half substitute for Dennis Iliohan, he scored his first goal after only being on the pitch for one minute as ADO won 3-0. In the 2005–06 season, when he played for FC Zwolle, he became second on the top scorer list of the Jupiler League with 18 goals, only one behind Berry Powel.
In 2007, after having played for seven clubs in eight years, Kolk commented on the fact that he had played for a relatively large number of different clubs, by stating: "I am sort of the Dutch Christian Vieri."
Between 2007 and 2010, Kolk played for Vitesse. There, he was considered one of the club's key players due to his goalscoring record.
In July 2010, Kolk agreed to a three-year contract with 1. FC Union Berlin, who at that point were playing in the 2. Bundesliga. In the 2010–11 season, he made 17 appearances and scored four goals. In the 2011–12 season Kolk would go on to play for NAC Breda on loan.
In 2013, Kolk returned to ADO Den Haag for the second time in his career.
Kolk also played in several Dutch national youth teams. He was part of Louis van Gaal's squad for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

Post-retirement

In 2014, a year after retiring from football, Kolk started as an agent and was hired by Juzzt Football, a Dutch football agency. He represented Denzel Dumfries until 2019.