Which country did the footballer, who played striker for the Atlético Madrid, play for the national team?
2004–05 Atlético Madrid season Atlético de Madrid had a largely disappointing season, where the club stalled in its progress towards the internationally qualifying positions. Despite Fernando Torres continuing to score more than a dozen goals per season, consolidating his status as Spain's top young striker, Atlético were only able to score 40 league goals. That rendered the successful defence of Luis Perea and Pablo Ibáñez vital just to keep the club in mid-table.
Pierre van Hooijdonk Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk (] ; born 29 November 1969) is a retired Dutch international footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team for whom he scored 14 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He was also noted for his spectacular free kicks.