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Authors: Dennis Bergkamp
7. The wooden Maradona carved and painted by Dennis in his arts and crafts class.
8. An early trademark lob as captain of the Ajax Under-15s, 1983.
9. The 1985 Ajax A1 youth team with coach Cor van der Hart. Dennis stands fifth from left.
10. Celebrating winning the Cup Winners’ Cup with fellow teenager Frank Verlaat, Athens, May 1987.
11. Dennis in his first full league game for Ajax, beating Haarlem defender Luc Nijholt, February 1987.
12. Dennis leaves the field to a standing ovation near the end of his brilliant performance against Malmo, Amsterdam 1987. Coach Johan Cruyff gives him a pat onthe back. (Louis van de Vuurst, Ajax)
13. Delight after scoring against Den Bosch, November 1988.
14. The Ajax bench after the sacking of Kurt Linder. From left, new coaches Spitz Kohn and Louis van Gaal, substitute Arnold Muhren and physio Pim van Dord.September 1988. (ANP)
15. Master of the ball. In his last season with Ajax, 1992. (Louis van de Vuurst, Ajax)
16. Seventeen-year-old Dennis lifts his first major trophy, the Cup Winners’ Cup, Athens, May 1987.
17. A header against Volendam, 1988. (ANP)
18. With former Ajax team-mate Aron Winter after Lazio–Inter, Rome 1993. (ANP)
19. Top-scorer of the tournament, Dennis lifts the UEFA Cup, San Siro, Milan, May 1994. (Getty Images)