Copy linkFacebookXPinterestEmailShare this article0Join the conversationFollow usAdd us as a preferred source on GoogleNewsletterFour Four TwoGet the FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.You are now subscribedYour newsletter sign-up was successfulWant to add more newsletters?Five times a weekFourFourTwo DailyFantastic football content straight to your inbox! From the latest transfer news, quizzes, videos, features and interviews with the biggest names in the game, plus lots more.Signup +Once a week...And its LIVE!Sign up to our FREE live football newsletter, tracking all of the biggest games available to watch on the device of your choice. Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterAt the highest level, football is all about winning trophies and the relentless pursuit of success.But when the dust settles and the medals are stashed away in trophy cabinets, individual moments will endure - whether these are snapshots of brilliance, or something else that puts a smile on fans faces.Former Netherlands midfielder Bolo Zenden was able to play at the highest level and win his fair share of trophies, but one of his most enduring moments came during the final stop of his career. You may like The 2007 Champions League Final was a missed opportunity for Liverpool. That Milan defeat still hurts me today Bolo Zenden on his huge Anfield regret How often do you get the chance to win a clubs first-ever trophy? That was a very special day Bolo Zenden on what it meant to fire Middlesbrough to their first-ever trophy My kids still bring up the rabona fail I did it loads in my career, and I'd try it again today! David Dunn opens up on his most infamous footballing moment Zenden on his legendary Sunderland celebrationWhen Zenden arrived at Sunderland in 2009, he had enjoyed a career that had seen him earn 54 Netherlands caps, win league titles with PSV and Barcelona, make a �7.5million move to Chelsea, score the winner in Middlesbroughs first-ever trophy win and play in a Champions League final with Liverpool.After spending two seasons with Marseille, a 33-year-old Zenden had declared that he wanted to finish his career in England, and found a suitor in the Black Cats.One of the highlights from his two-year spell at the club came at his former stamping ground Stamford Bridge in November 2010, when Sunderland beat the Premier League leaders 3-0, thanks to goals from Nedum Onuoha, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck.But what has lived on that day is not the Dutchmans performance in the win, but his celebration following Gyans goal, as Zenden unleashed a bona fide dad dance next to the fleet-footed Ghanaian.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.I have no recollection! [Laughs], Zenden tells FourFourTwo. But seriously, its better to be remembered than forgotten.It wasnt meant to be anything impressive more a reaction to a quite incredible performance and result. It was the first time Chelsea had been beaten at home in the league that season and, that day, it was us who played like the reigning champions.When Zenden joined Sunderland he came from Marseille, who were then owned by Robert Louis-Dreyfus father of Sunderlands current chairman, Kyril Louis-Dreyfus.Thats right, though sadly hes no longer with us. Clearly his son has the same drive and ambition, judging by the transformation hes led at Sunderland.TOPICSMiddlesbroughPremier LeagueJoe MewisSocial Links NavigationFor more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.With contributions fromIan Murtagh
