Ajax Kreek started his football career at the amateur club, De Eland SDC in the Nieuw-West area west of
Amsterdam. There he was scouted by
Ajax and soon joined the club’s academies amidst a multitude of young players, such as
Dennis Bergkamp,
Frank de Boer and
Ronald de Boer. During that period he played mainly as a defensive midfielder, a position in which he established himself when he moved to the first team in the summer of 1989. He played for Ajax for five years, completing 83 appearances and scoring 5 goals. Kreek played as a starter in both legs of the finals against
Torino for the
UEFA Cup, where Ajax won on 13 May 1992. His playing time was significantly reduced after the establishment of
Edgar Davids in the midfield. During this time, he won two
Championships, a
Cup, one
Dutch Super Cup and one UEFA Cup.
Serie A In the summer of 1994 Kreek left Ajax and moved to Italy to sign for
Padova. Kreek played as a starter throughout the season, but in 1996 Padova suffered the relegation from
Serie A. In the following season he moved to newly-promoted
Perugia. During the season Perugia failed to stay in Serie A, as well and Kreek left the club at the end of the season.
Vitesse In the summer of 1997 he returned to the Netherlands and was transferred to
Vitesse. He played at the club of Arnhem for five seasons, completing 130 appearances and scoring 18 goals. During his spell at Vitesse Kreek was relocated as a
defender, due to his advanced age. In his first season he did not have much playing time since he emerged as a back-up option for
Michalis Kapsis and
Mauricio Wright. Nevertheless, during the season he had the chance to play in the
UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup. In the following season he made more appearances than the previous one, helped by the fact that he could also cover the position of the left-back. He played at the club for about 1.5 years and at the beginning of 2006 he retired at the age of 35. ==International career==