Full name Kenneth John Monkou Position Defender Years Team Height 1.91 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Ken Monkou | |
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Date of birth (1964-11-29) 29 November 1964 (age 51) Similar People Graeme Le Saux, Francis Benali, Jason Dodd, Hans Segers, Philippe Albert | ||
Ken monkou event interview 1 final
Kenneth John Monkou (born 29 November 1964) is a Dutch footballer who played in a defensive role.
Contents
- Ken monkou event interview 1 final
- Ken Monkou On The Board and Governance in Football
- Early life
- Football career
- Later career
- Personal life
- References
Ken Monkou | On The Board and Governance in Football
Early life
He was born in Nickerie in Suriname and was raised in the Netherlands. He became passionate about football as a child in The Hague, where he played at RK-VVP.
Football career
Monkou's first major side was Feyenoord Rotterdam. He moved to England in May 1989 to play for newly promoted Chelsea for £100,000. He was their first player from outside the Commonwealth of Nations since Petar Borota in 1982. He was voted club player of the year in his first season – the first black player to do so for Chelsea – as the team finished 5th in the First Division and won the Full Members Cup. He remained with Chelsea until 1992, when he was traded to Southampton for £750,000 3 months after signing a new 5-year contract with Chelsea.
Southampton faced regular battles for Premier League survival, though the club was never relegated. In the 1993–94 season he scored a last minute winner in a 5–4 defeat of Norwich City from a Matt Le Tissier corner that helped the club stay in the Premier League.
He stayed on the South Coast until 1999, when he joined Huddersfield Town on a free transfer, scoring once against Yorkshire rivals Barnsley. However, disagreements with Huddersfield manager Steve Bruce ensured his time with the club was short-lived. Monkou made a return to Chelsea during the 2002–2003 season, before finally retiring from the game
Later career
Monkou ran a pannekoek house in the Dutch city of Delft (2009), and is actively involved in Dutch media and on Chelsea TV.
Personal life
Monkou's cousin is Arsenio Halfhuid who currently plays for OFC Oostzaan in the Hoofdklasse.