1998/99 Barcelona Home La Liga Football Shirt Zenden #23 (M)

Condition: 9/10 Superb. Size motif faded inside the collar. The edge on the lower part of the rear #2 is slightly worn

Size: Adult’s Medium

Chest Measurement: 40-42 Inches / 101-106 CM

Manufacturer: Nike

Colour: Red & blue stripes, navy trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999

Player: Boudewijn Zenden

Patches: La Liga

Official Nike Barcelona home football shirt from the 1998/99 season. Complete with Zenden #23 on the back of the shirt in original lettering and official La Liga patch on the sleeve.

Condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb. Size motif faded inside the collar. The edge on the lower part of the rear #2 is slightly worn (see photos).

At Barcelona, Zenden became part of a large contingent of Dutch players under Barcelona's Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. He found his first-team opportunities at Barcelona limited by the form of fellow Dutchman Marc Overmars, however, who played in Zenden's favoured left wing position for both club and country. Instead, Zenden was deployed as a left wingback, a defensive role which he took on successfully, as he displaced Spanish international and local favourite Sergi.

Zenden helped Barcelona win the 1998–99 La Liga championship, and in the 1999–2000 season, he scored his only three goals for the club. After Van Gaal's resignation as coach in 2000, however, first team appearances became more scarce for Zenden. At the end of the 2000–01 season, English club Chelsea bought him for £7.5 million.