Foppe de haan biography of mahatma

Dutch football coach (born 1943)

In this Dutch name, the surname is de Haan, not Haan.

Foppe Geert de Haan^[1] (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈfɔpədəˈɦaːn], born 26 June 1943) is a Dutch football coach.^[2] He is known for his long association with Frisian club Heerenveen. De Haan was the manager of the Tuvalu national team during 2011 and then rejoined Heerenveen's youth programme. He is also a politician for the Partij van de Arbeid.

Career

De Haan was born in Lippenhuizen, Friesland. He started his managerial career in 1974 with VV Akkrum. After two years, he combined this role with the youth team manager's position at Heerenveen. By 1978, he had become the manager for Drachtster Boys. He then moved to ACV in 1980, and to Steenwijk in 1983. In 1985, de Haan re-joined Heerenveen, this time as an assistant coach. He continued to spend the next 20 years with the club—the longest time a coach worked for a Dutch professional footb