Foppe de Haan

Foppe de Haan
De Haan in 2017
Personal information
Full name Foppe Geert de Haan
Date of birth (1943-06-26) 26 June 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Lippenhuizen, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1957 SV THOR
1957–1961 GVAC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 GAVC
1963–1965 VV Heerenveen
1965–1968 GAVC
1968–1970 Zuid Eschmarke
1970–1973 Akkrum
1973–1974 Enschedese Boys
Managerial career
1974–1978 VV Akkrum
1976–1977 Heerenveen (youth)
1977–1980 Drachtster Boys
1980–1983 ACV
1983–1985 Steenwijk
1985–1988 Heerenveen
1992–2004 Heerenveen
2004–2009 Netherlands U21
2008 Netherlands U23[1]
2006–2007 Indonesia U23
2009–2011 Ajax Cape Town
2011 Tuvalu
2015−2016 Heerenveen (interim)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Netherlands (as manager)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2006
Winner 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Foppe Geert de Haan[1] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfɔpə ˈɦaːn], born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch football coach.[2] He is known for his long association with Frisian club Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national team during 2011 and then rejoined Heerenveen's youth programme. He is also a politician for the Partij van de Arbeid.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LOH2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Vrolik, W. (1855). "Foppe de Haan tot tranen toe geroerd" [Foppe de Haan moved to tears]. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (in Dutch). 3: 399–408.