Ruud Gullit is a Dutch former footballer and subsequent manager who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s as a defender, midfielder or forward. In 2004, he was named one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary celebration. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, losing to Spartak Moscow of the Soviet Union.
Edgar Manucharyan is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Tweede Divisie is the highest amateur football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The league was disbanded in 1971. Six clubs were promoted to the Eerste Divisie, while the other eleven teams became amateur clubs.
Koninklijke Haarlemsche Football Club is a football club based in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest existing club in Dutch football, founded by Pim Mulier in 1879. During the club's early years, the team only played rugby, but due to financial problems, they then switched to association football. The first official football match in the Netherlands was played in 1886 between HFC and Amsterdam Sport.
Martin Haar is a Dutch football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant coach with Jong AZ.
Johannes Anthonius Bernardus Metgod is a Dutch former professional footballer who works as assistant manager of United Arab Emirates.
Rick Hooijboer is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Cambuur Leeuwarden.
Carlos Hasselbaink is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker for several clubs, including AZ Alkmaar, Telstar, VVV-Venlo, FC Utrecht and HFC Haarlem, before retiring in 2005. He is the older brother of former Chelsea and Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Edward Metgod is a former Dutch football (soccer) goalkeeper, and current coach of Team VVCS. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 13 April 1980 for HFC Haarlem in a competition game against Roda JC losing 1–2. He spent 11 years at Haarlem before finishing his playing career with 7 seasons at Sparta Rotterdam. Metgod was a member of the famous Haarlem team, that competed in the UEFA Cup in the 1982–1983 season, for the first time in the club's history. However, this campaign was to be overshadowed by the Luzhniki disaster.
Dennis Iliohan is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He mainly played for ADO Den Haag but also had stints at other Dutch clubs as well as Norwegian side Stabæk.
Urvin Lee, sometimes written as Ervin Lee, is a Dutch footballer who played for several clubs in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and Eredivisie leagues. Lee made his Eerste Divisie debut with HFC Haarlem during the 1991–1992 season and made his debut for the Eredivisie league for club Fortuna Sittard during the 1995–1996 season. He also played for AZ Alkmaar.
Uruguayans in the Netherlands are people born in Uruguay who live in the Netherlands, or Dutch-born people of Uruguayan descent..
Jelle Duin is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as forward for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem.
André Sitek is a retired Dutch football striker who played in the 1980s and 90s. He played first in the Netherlands and in 1988 moved to Switzerland. After his playing career he returned to the Netherlands and became sport journalist.
Lee-Roy Echteld is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Tweede Divisie club De Treffers. He most notably played for Heerenveen as a midfielder.
Jan Fransz was a Dutch professional football player and coach.
Johannes Jacobus "Jan" van den Berg was a Dutch footballer who spent his entire career at HFC Haarlem. He was one of Haarlem's greatest club icons, being the big name at the club in the first 50 years, Haarlem's first (unofficial) international and (honorary) chairman of the club. He was also a member of the Dutch football squad that competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.
Ted Immers was a Dutch footballer who played as a midfielder. He later managed several clubs.
