Dido Havenaar
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 Havenaar in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 September 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1985 | Den Haag | 80 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1989 | Mazda | 71 | (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 | 329 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dido Havenaar (born 26 September 1957) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper, primarily in Japan. His sons Mike and Nikki are also footballers.
Havenaar was born in Hazerswoude-Dorp on 26 September 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 was runner-up in the 1987 Emperor's Cup. The club was relegated to Division 2 in 1988. In 1989, he moved to Yomiuri. 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.