Dutch football player and manager
Arend
"
Arie
"
Haan
(
Dutch pronunciation:
[?aːr?nt
/
?aːri)
??aːn]
; born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch
football
manager and former player who played as a
midfielder
. He scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the
Netherlands national team
of the 1970s. At club level, he enjoyed a successful career with
AFC Ajax
,
R.S.C. Anderlecht
,
Standard Liege
and
PSV Eindhoven
.
He participated in seven finals of European club competitions with five victories and two defeats. He was also known for his goals from long distance. At international level, he played 35 times for the Netherlands national team and was on the losing side for them in two World Cup finals.
After retiring as a player, he managed numerous club sides in Europe and China, as well as the national teams of China, Cameroon and Albania.
Playing career
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Haan joined AFC Ajax in 1967, making his debut in a friendly match against Cambuur on 3 August 1967; his official debut followed on 23 May 1968. He was a member of the Ajax squad which went on to win the
European Cup
for three consecutive years, from
1971
until
1973
, the
Intercontinental Cup
in 1972 and two
European Super Cups
, in 1972 and 1973. Also with Ajax, he won three
Eredivisie
titles 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 Belgian club
R.S.C. Anderlecht
in 1975 and was a member of the club's greatest ever successful period, when they won two
European Cup Winners' Cups
in
1976
and
1978
. Those two seasons, he won two more
European Super Cups
(the previous two were with Ajax). The club again reached the final of that Cup Winners' Cup in
1977
too, but they were beaten by
Hamburger SV
. Also with Anderlecht he won the
Belgian Cup
in 1975?76 and the
Belgian Championship
in 1980?81.
After winning the championship with Anderlecht, he played for Standard Liege for two seasons, when the club won two championships. also the
Belgian Supercup
in 1981.
In 1982, the club achieved its greatest success, when they reached their first (and to date the only) Cup Winners' Cup final, when they were beaten at
Camp Nou
by
FC Barcelona
. That year they also won the only double in their history. Returning to his country in 1983, he played one season for
PSV
. Haan finished his career for Hong Kong champions
Seiko SA
.
He has 35 matches with his national team, scoring 6 goals. His most famous was a 40-yard strike in the Netherlands' match against
Italy
in the second group stage of the
1978 FIFA World Cup
against goalkeeper
Dino Zoff
.
[1]
His goal in the 2?2 game against West Germany, also a strike from far out in the field, helped the Netherlands national team reach the final, where they were beaten by Argentina 3?1 in extra time. He also participated in the
1974 FIFA World Cup
when the Netherlands were beaten in the final by
West Germany
2?1.
Managerial career
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Two months after retiring as a player, he became trainer of
Antwerp
. However, in the middle of the 1985?86 season he became coach of
Anderlecht Brussels
, replacing
Paul Van Himst
who was fired from the club.
Franky Vercauteren
and
Morten Olsen
featured in his team alongside players like goalkeeper
Jacky Munaron
,
Luka Peruzovi?
,
Erwin Vandenbergh
,
Alex Czerniatynski
,
Enzo Scifo
and
Georges Grun
. 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 Nurnberg
where he remained for a single season.
Returning to Belgium in 1991, he coached Standard Liege 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
China national 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.
[2]
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
[3]
and cancelled his contract on 15 April 2009.
[4]
[5]
On 29 May 2009 it was confirmed that Haan would 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.
[6]
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.
[7]
He brought the team to the second place in 2010 season, the club's highest rank ever achieved in the China Super League, which earned the team a place in the AFC Champions League in 2011. In the 2011 season of CSL, though the team only ranked 10th. at last, Haan led the team won the championship of China's FA Cup, with the score of 2?1 against
Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.
This championship is the first title Tianjin Teda achieved since its establishment in 1998.
Statistics with the Albania team
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- As of 8 September 2014
Team
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From
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To
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Record
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Albania
|
27 May 2008
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1 April 2009
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10
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2
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4
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4
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0
20.00
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Honours
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Player
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Ajax
[8]
Anderlecht
[9]
Standard Liege
[15]
PSV
[16]
Seiko
[17]
Netherlands
Manager
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Anderlecht
[9]
VfB Stuttgart
[22]
Standard Liege
[15]
Tianjin Teda
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