Frank van Hattum
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francesco van Hattum | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 1958 | ||
Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||
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Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1982 | Manurewa AFC | 140 | (0) |
1983 | Christchurch United | 20 | (0) |
1984 | Papatoetoe AFC | 22 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Auckland University | 41 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Mt. Maunganui | ||
1990 | Manurewa | ||
International career | |||
1980–1986 | New Zealand | 28 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francesco (Frank) van Hattum (born 17 November 1958 in New Plymouth) is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's first World Cup finals tournament in 1982.[1] His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 times for his country including unofficial matches.[2]
Career
Van Hattum made his official All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Fiji on 21 February 1980[3] and ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps to his credit,[4] his final cap an appearance in a 1–2 loss to Australia on 2 November 1986.[3]
Controversially, van Hattum replaced Richard Wilson as goalkeeper for all three games at the finals tournament in Spain[5] despite Wilson's having played in all fifteen of New Zealand's qualifying matches.[6]
Van Hattum was rated 2nd behind Mark Bosnich of Australia in the Oceania Goalkeeper of the Century category in International Federation of Football History and Statistics' Century Elections.[7]
Serving as a director on the New Zealand Football Board, van Hattum stood for re-election at the AGM for an expected board shake-up and was elected Chairman of the seven person board on 25 June 2008. [8][9] He also serves on the FIFA Associations Committee.[10] On 23 January 2014 Van Hattum announced his intention to step down as chairman at the February board meeting.[11]
Family
The son of a goalkeeper coach Frits van Hattum, Frank comes from a sporting family with two of his sisters, Marie-Jose Griffith (prev. Marie-Jose Cooper/ née van Hattum) and Grazia MacIntosh (née van Hattum), have also represented New Zealand with the New Zealand women's national football team, the Football Ferns.[12] His youngest sister, Stella Pennell (prev. Stella Lenihan/ née van Hattum) represented New Zealand with the New Zealand Karate Federation – first as competitor, then as Women's coach.[13]
Honours
Club
Manurewa
- Chatham Cup: 1978
See also
References
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External links
- New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
- Frank van Hattum – FIFA competition record
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- 1982 FIFA World Cup players
- People educated at Francis Douglas Memorial College
- New Zealand international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Association football goalkeepers who have scored
- New Zealand people of Dutch descent
- People from New Plymouth
- New Zealand association football chairmen and investors
- New Zealand sports officials