Dido Havenaar

Dido Havenaar (ハーフナー・ディド, Havenaar Dido, born September 26, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. Born in the Netherlands, Havenaar is a naturalized Japanese citizen. His sons Mike and Nikki are also footballers.

Dido Havenaar
ハーフナー・ディド
Personal information
Full name Dido Havenaar
Date of birth (1957-09-26) September 26, 1957
Place of birth Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1985 Den Haag 80 (0)
1986–1989 Mazda 44 (0)
1989–1991 Yomiuri 4 (0)
1992–1994 Nagoya Grampus Eight 46 (0)
1995–1996 Júbilo Iwata 68 (0)
1997–1998 Consadole Sapporo 60 (0)
Total 302 (0)
Teams managed
1991–1992 Toyota Motors (GK coach)
1993 Japan (GK coach)
1995–1996 Júbilo Iwata (GK coach)
1999–2002 Consadole Sapporo (GK coach)
2003–2006 Yokohama F. Marinos (GK coach)
2007 Ryutsu Keizai University (Coach)
2008–2011 Nagoya Grampus (Coach)
2011–2012 Shimizu S-Pulse (Coach)
2013–2014 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (GK coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Havenaar was born in Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands on September 26, 1957. In 1979, he joined Den Haag. He played in 80 matches for the club.[1] In 1986, he moved to Japan and joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda and coach Hans Ooft. He was elected to the Best Eleven in the 1986–87 season and the club were runners-up in the 1987 Emperor's Cup. However, the club were relegated to Division 2 in 1988. In 1989, he moved to Yomiuri. However he hardly played due to injury. He retired and became a goalkeeper coach at Toyota Motors (later Nagoya Grampus Eight) in 1991.

In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was folded and the J1 League was formed. Havenaar returned as a player for Nagoya Grampus Eight. He played many matches while battling with Yuji Ito for the #1 shirt. In January 1994, his family became naturalized Japanese citizens.[2][3][4] In 1995, he moved to Júbilo Iwata and played regularly. In 1997, he moved to Japan Football League club Consadole Sapporo. He played as the #1 goalkeeper and the club won the J2 League title in 1997, resulting in promotion to the J1 League. He retired at the end of the 1998 season, at the age of 41.

Coaching career

In 1991, Havenaar retired from playing and became a goalkeeper coach for Toyota Motors (later Nagoya Grampus). In 1992, he returned as a player. In 1993, he also served as goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team for 1994 World Cup qualification under manager Hans Ooft who was coach when Havenaar played for Mazda. In 1995, he moved to Júbilo Iwata and became a playing goalkeeper coach. He left the club at the end of the 1996 season.

Havenaar retired from playing at Consadole Sapporo after the end of the 1998 season and became goalkeeper coach at Consadole under manager Takeshi Okada in 1999. He coached the club until 2002. In 2003, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos and became a goalkeeper coach under manager Okada again. The club won the 2003 and 2004 J1 titles. He coached the club until 2006. In 2008, he returned to Nagoya Grampus and became an assistant coach. In September 2011, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse and became a coach as goalkeeper coach Masanori Sanada's successor.[5] In 2013, he moved to South Korea and became a goalkeeper coach for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He coached the club until 2014.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1986/87MazdaJSL (Div. 1)220220
1987/88220220
1988/89JSL (Div. 2)
1989/90YomiuriJSL (Div. 1)404030110
1990/9100000000
1992Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League-100100
19931900000190
19942700000270
1995Júbilo Iwata52020-540
199616010140310
1997Consadole SapporoJFL ('92-'98)2603080370
1998J1 League3400030370
Total 22201003802700

References

  1. "Statistieken: Dido Havenaar". ADOSTATS. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. "Havenaar: Japan is where my roots are". FIFA.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. jleague.jp
  4. Shimizu S-Pulse(in Japanese)
  5. Shimizu S-Pulse(in Japanese)
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