Arie Haan
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Adrianus Haan (ˌɑdriˈjaːnʏs (ˈaːrɛnt / ˈaːri) ˈɦaːn) (born 16 November 1948 in Finsterwolde
, Netherlands
) is a former Dutch footballer
and the current manager of Tianjin Teda, who scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the Dutch national
squad of the 1970s. At club level he enjoyed a successful career with AFC Ajax, R.S.C. Anderlecht
, Standard Liège
and PSV Eindhoven. He participated seven times in European Cup finals with five victories and two defeats.
until 1973
, the Intercontinental Cup
in 1972 and two European Super Cup
s in 1972 and 1973. Also, with Ajax he won three Dutch Championship
s in 1969–70, 1971–72 and 1972–73 and the Dutch Cup
from 1970 until 1972. In 1970 his team won the Double
and in 1972 the Treble
.
He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1975 and was a member of the club's greatest ever success when they won their two European Cup Winners' Cups in 1976
and 1978
. Those two years, he won two more European Super Cup
s (the previous two were with Ajax). They reached the final of that competition in 1977
too, but they were beaten by Hamburger SV
. Also, with his team he won the Belgian Cup
in 1975–76 and the Belgian Championship
in 1980–81.
After he became Champion with Anderlecht, he played for Standard Liège for two seasons, where the club won the last two Championships until today and also the Belgian Supercup
in 1981.
In 1982, the club achieved its greatest success, when they reached their first (and to date only) Cup Winners' Cup final, where they were beaten in Camp Nou
by FC Barcelona
. That year they also won the only double in their history. Returning to his country in 1983, he playing one season for PSV Eindhoven. Haan finished his career for Hong Kong champion Seiko SA
.
Having 35 participations with his national team and scoring 6 goals. His most famous was a 40 yard strike in Holland's match against Italy in the second group stage of the 1978 FIFA World Cup
. His goal in the game against West Germany, which ended 2–2, helped the Dutch national team to reach the final, where they were beaten by Argentina 3–1 in extra time. He was also participant in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
when Netherlands were beaten in the final by West Germany
2–1.
who was fired from the club. Franky Vercauteren
and Morten Olsen
featured in his team alongside players like goalkeeper Munaron, Luka Peruzović, Erwin Vandenbergh
, Alex Czerniatynski
, Enzo Scifo and Georges Grün
. In 1986, Anderlecht won the championship, after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge
. Club Brugge forced a 1–1 draw away to Anderlecht, and led 2–0 at home after thirty minutes, but Anderlecht managed to equalise. The same season, the club reached the semi finals of the European Champions' Cup, by eliminating Bayern Munich. The following season, his team retained the Belgian Championship.
After Belgium
he became trainer of VfB Stuttgart
in Germany on 1 July 1987. Stuttgart reached their first European cup final in 1989
, the UEFA Cup
, but failed to win the trophy against SSC Napoli (1–2, 3–3), a team that Diego Maradona
was playing for at the time. He remained in Stuttgart until 26 March 1990. In July 1990 he became manager of 1. FC Nuremberg where he remained for a single season.
Returning to Belgium in 1991, he coached Standard Liège until the middle of the season 1993–94
and won the Belgian Cup in 1993. In the 1994–95 season he was appointed coach of PAOK FC
and he remained there until October 1995, after which he returned to the Netherlands and managed Feyenoord for two seasons. In his first season Feyenoord finished 2nd in the Eredivisie
.
After ten years, in December 1997, Haan enjoyed a further stint at Anderlecht, spending nine months at the club before returning to PAOK, where he remained as coach until December 1999. He went to Cyprus
, to become AC Omonia
manager in November 2000 but he coached the team only for two matches since he had a great offer from Austria Vienna to become the team's manager. He asked from his club to release his contract and that was accepted. He left from Austria in August 2001.
He coached the Chinese national football team
for two years since December 2002. In 2004
, China hosted the Asia Cup
and reached the final where his team was beaten by Japan
. However, his team did not qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
after their elimination from the First round of qualifications
, where China lost the first position the group to Kuwait
. He remained as coach of China until November 2004.
Moving to Persepolis F.C. in February 2006, he helped his team reach the Hazfi Cup
final. He was fired by the club just before the 2006–07
season began as he had problems with club management. Recently, he became trainer of Cameroon national team
, however he resigned less than six months into a two-year contract citing interference from the president of Cameroon Football Federation Mohammed Iya as the reason.
In December 2007, Albanian Football Federation president Armando Duka announced Haan would replace Croatia's Otto Baric
as Albania
head coach. He signed a two-year contract on 4 January 2008 and cancelled his contract on 15 April 2009.
On 29 May 2009 it was confirmed that Haan will succeed Wei Xin
as the new manager of struggling Chinese Super League
side Chongqing Lifan and took over in June that year. In August 2009, Haan was suspended for three Super League matches after waving money at a referee. Chongqing Lifan were relegated at the end of the 2009 league season and Haan left for fellow Chinese Super League team Tianjin Teda F.C.. He brought the team to the second place in 2010 season, the club's highest ever finish in the China Super League, which earned the team a place in the AFC Champions League.
With RSC Anderlecht
With Standard de Liege
With Standard Liège
With Tianjin Teda
Finsterwolde
Finsterwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Reiderland, about 7 km northeast of Winschoten.Finsterwolde was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Beerta.-External links:*...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) is a former Dutch footballer
Football in the Netherlands
Football is the most popular Sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he founded Haarlemsche Football Club...
and the current manager of Tianjin Teda, who scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the Dutch national
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
squad of the 1970s. At club level he enjoyed a successful career with AFC Ajax, R.S.C. Anderlecht
R.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
, Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
and PSV Eindhoven. He participated seven times in European Cup finals with five victories and two defeats.
Playing career
Haan joined AFC Ajax in 1969, and was a member of Ajax that won the European Champions' Cup for three consecutive years, from 1971European Cup 1970-71
The 1970–71 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Ajax in the final against Panathinaikos. It was the first time the cup went to Ajax, beginning a three-year period of domination, and the second consecutive championship for the Netherlands...
until 1973
European Cup 1972-73
The 1972–73 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by for the third consecutive time by Ajax in the final against Juventus at Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade...
, the Intercontinental Cup
Intercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
in 1972 and two European Super Cup
European Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the two cup competitions organized by UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League...
s in 1972 and 1973. Also, with Ajax he won three Dutch Championship
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
s in 1969–70, 1971–72 and 1972–73 and the Dutch Cup
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
from 1970 until 1972. In 1970 his team won the Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
and in 1972 the Treble
The Treble
The term treble or Treble is used in association football to refer to a team winning three trophies in a single season. Honours usually considered to contribute to a treble are the top-tier domestic league competition, domestic cup competitions, and continental tournaments; although this depends to...
.
He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1975 and was a member of the club's greatest ever success when they won their two European Cup Winners' Cups in 1976
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1975-76
The season 1975-76 of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by R.S.C. Anderlecht of Belgium in an entertaining final against West Ham United of England...
and 1978
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977-78
The season 1977-78 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by RSC Anderlecht in the final comfortably against FK Austria Wien. It was Anderlecht's third consecutive final, the best record in the competition, of which they won two.-Qualifying match:...
. Those two years, he won two more European Super Cup
European Super Cup
The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the two cup competitions organized by UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League...
s (the previous two were with Ajax). They reached the final of that competition in 1977
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1976-77
The season 1976-77 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Hamburger SV in the final against defending champions Anderlecht. Anderlecht went on to win the final the next year.-Qualifying match:-First round:-First leg:-Second leg:...
too, but they were beaten by Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
. Also, with his team he won the Belgian Cup
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
in 1975–76 and the Belgian Championship
Jupiler League
The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division...
in 1980–81.
After he became Champion with Anderlecht, he played for Standard Liège for two seasons, where the club won the last two Championships until today and also the Belgian Supercup
Belgian Supercup
The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to...
in 1981.
In 1982, the club achieved its greatest success, when they reached their first (and to date only) Cup Winners' Cup final, where they were beaten in Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
. That year they also won the only double in their history. Returning to his country in 1983, he playing one season for PSV Eindhoven. Haan finished his career for Hong Kong champion Seiko SA
Seiko SA
Seiko Sports Association were one of the most famous and successful football teams in Hong Kong history. The team quit the Hong Kong First Division League after the 1985–86 season.-History:...
.
Having 35 participations with his national team and scoring 6 goals. His most famous was a 40 yard strike in Holland's match against Italy in the second group stage of the 1978 FIFA World Cup
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
. His goal in the game against West Germany, which ended 2–2, helped the Dutch national team to reach the final, where they were beaten by Argentina 3–1 in extra time. He was also participant in the 1974 FIFA World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
when Netherlands were beaten in the final by West Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
2–1.
Managerial career
Two months after retiring as a player, he became trainer of Antwerp but, in the middle of the 1985–86 season, he replaced Paul Van HimstPaul Van Himst
Paul van Himst is a former talented Belgian football midfielder and a football manager. Now retired, he still supports R.S.C. Anderlecht, his former team. He was nicknamed Polle Gazon due to the large number of fouls committed on him...
who was fired from the club. Franky Vercauteren
Franky Vercauteren
François Vercauteren , nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a former Belgian football left winger and is now a football manager, who is currently working for Al Jazira Club.- Career :...
and Morten Olsen
Morten Olsen
Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former football player. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship and 2010 FIFA World Cup...
featured in his team alongside players like goalkeeper Munaron, Luka Peruzović, Erwin Vandenbergh
Erwin Vandenbergh
Erwin Vandenbergh was a Belgian footballer. Between 1981 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division, with three different clubs . In 1981 he was European topscorer with 39 goals out of 34 games...
, Alex Czerniatynski
Alexandre Czerniatynski
Alexandre "Alex" Czerniatynski is a Belgian former football striker, who is now the coach of Olympic Charleroi.-Career:Czerniatynski played successively for Charleroi, Antwerp, Anderlecht, Standard, Antwerp again, KV Mechelen, Germinal Ekeren and Tilleur-Liège...
, Enzo Scifo and Georges Grün
Georges Grün
Georges Serge Grün is a former Belgian football defender and is now a TV presenter for the UEFA Champions League matches at RTL TVI....
. In 1986, Anderlecht won the championship, after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
. Club Brugge forced a 1–1 draw away to Anderlecht, and led 2–0 at home after thirty minutes, but Anderlecht managed to equalise. The same season, the club reached the semi finals of the European Champions' Cup, by eliminating Bayern Munich. The following season, his team retained the Belgian Championship.
After Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
he became trainer of VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
in Germany on 1 July 1987. Stuttgart reached their first European cup final in 1989
UEFA Cup 1988-89
The UEFA Cup 1988-89 was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.It was the fourth season for which English clubs were banned from European competitions as a result of the Heysel disaster in May 1985...
, the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, but failed to win the trophy against SSC Napoli (1–2, 3–3), a team that Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
was playing for at the time. He remained in Stuttgart until 26 March 1990. In July 1990 he became manager of 1. FC Nuremberg where he remained for a single season.
Returning to Belgium in 1991, he coached Standard Liège until the middle of the season 1993–94
Belgian First Division 1993-94
-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:*K.S.V. Waregem*K.R.C. Genk-Final league table:-Top goal scorers:...
and won the Belgian Cup in 1993. In the 1994–95 season he was appointed coach of PAOK FC
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
and he remained there until October 1995, after which he returned to the Netherlands and managed Feyenoord for two seasons. In his first season Feyenoord finished 2nd in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
.
After ten years, in December 1997, Haan enjoyed a further stint at Anderlecht, spending nine months at the club before returning to PAOK, where he remained as coach until December 1999. He went to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, to become AC Omonia
AC Omonia
Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953...
manager in November 2000 but he coached the team only for two matches since he had a great offer from Austria Vienna to become the team's manager. He asked from his club to release his contract and that was accepted. He left from Austria in August 2001.
He coached the Chinese national football team
China national football team
The China PR national football team is the national association football team of the People's Republic of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association...
for two years since December 2002. In 2004
2004 AFC Asian Cup
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....
, China hosted the Asia Cup
AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
and reached the final where his team was beaten by Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
. However, his team did not qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
after their elimination from the First round of qualifications
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.44 Asian teams are affiliated with FIFA, but Cambodia, Philippines, Bhutan and Brunei decided not to take part, and Myanmar was banned from the competition, so a total of 39 teams took part, competing...
, where China lost the first position the group to Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
. He remained as coach of China until November 2004.
Moving to Persepolis F.C. in February 2006, he helped his team reach the Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup
The Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition in Iranian football, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The competition wasn't regarded important by clubs until the IRIFF decided to award one of Iran's four AFC Champions League spots to the champion....
final. He was fired by the club just before the 2006–07
IPL 2006/07
The following is the standings of the Persian Gulf Cup's 2006/07 football season. This season was the 6th season since the establishment of the Iranian Premier League...
season began as he had problems with club management. Recently, he became trainer of Cameroon national team
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
, however he resigned less than six months into a two-year contract citing interference from the president of Cameroon Football Federation Mohammed Iya as the reason.
In December 2007, Albanian Football Federation president Armando Duka announced Haan would replace Croatia's Otto Baric
Otto Baric
Otto Barić is a Croatian-Austrian football manager.-1970s to 1980s:Barić started his coaching career in 1969 at West German club Germania Wiesbaden and moved after one season to Austrian club Wacker Innsbruck, where he spent next two seasons and won two consecutive league champions titles before...
as Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
head coach. He signed a two-year contract on 4 January 2008 and cancelled his contract on 15 April 2009.
On 29 May 2009 it was confirmed that Haan will succeed Wei Xin
Wei Xin
Wei Xin is the assistant coach of the Chinese Super League football team, Chongqing Lifan. Before becoming a coach, he played professionally as a versatile defender or midfielder who predominately for Chongqing Lifan as well as the Chinese national football team.-Playing career:Wei Xin was...
as the new manager of struggling Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
side Chongqing Lifan and took over in June that year. In August 2009, Haan was suspended for three Super League matches after waving money at a referee. Chongqing Lifan were relegated at the end of the 2009 league season and Haan left for fellow Chinese Super League team Tianjin Teda F.C.. He brought the team to the second place in 2010 season, the club's highest ever finish in the China Super League, which earned the team a place in the AFC Champions League.
Playing honours
With AFC Ajax- Eredivisie: 1970, 1972, 1973
- Dutch Cup: 1970, 1971, 1972
- UEFA Champions League: 1971, 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1972
With RSC Anderlecht
- Jupiler League: 1981
- Belgian Cup: 1976
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1976, 1978
- UEFA Super Cup: 1976, 1978
With Standard de Liege
- Jupiler League: 1982, 1983
Managerial Honours
With RSC Anderlecht- Belgian First Division: 1985–86
With Standard Liège
- Belgian CupBelgian CupThe Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
: 1993
With Tianjin Teda
- China FA Cup: 2011