injuries. On 22 February 2011 he rejoined his first professional team, Go Ahead Eagles – effective as of July – again in the second division. On 23 June 2013, aged 33, Kromkamp announced his retirement from professional football due to chronic knee problems. International career Kromkamp was first called up by the Dutch national team under coach Marco van Basten, alongside the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Khalid Boulahrouz, Romeo Castelen, Barry Opdam, Hedwiges Maduro and Joris Mathijsen. He won his first cap on 18 August 2004 in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against Sweden and in the following year he established himself as the first-choice right-back. Shortly after Kromkamp's move to Liverpool, however, van Basten admitted that he would rather see the player appear more regularly for his club – labelling the transfer as a bad move. Kromkamp hit back at this criticism by saying that he was very pleased to have joined Liverpool and that he would work hard to make it into van Basten's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad; in May 2006 the manager announced his final list of 23, which included Kromkamp, although he was not used during the tournament itself. Career statistics Club Sources: International Source: Honours Liverpool FA Cup: 2005–06 PSV Eredivisie: 2006–07, 2007–08 References External links Stats at Voetbal International Liverpool historic profile 1980 births Living people People from Ooststellingwerf Footballers from Friesland Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Association football defenders Go Ahead Eagles players AZ Alkmaar players PSV Eindhoven players Villarreal CF players Liverpool F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players La Liga players Premier League players 2006 FIFA World Cup players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain FA Cup Final players