Francesco van Hattum (born 17 November 1958 in New Plymouth)[1] is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's first World Cup finals tournament in 1982.[2] His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 times for his country including unofficial matches.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco van Hattum | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975 | Moturoa AFC U18s | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Moturoa | 13 | (0) |
| 1976–1982 | Manurewa AFC | 140 | (0) |
| 1983 | Christchurch United | 20 | (0) |
| 1984 | Papatoetoe AFC | 22 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Auckland University | 41 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Mount Maunganui FC | ||
| 1990 | Manurewa AFC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1980–1986 | New Zealand | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Van Hattum made his official All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Fiji on 21 February 1980[4] and ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps to his credit,[5] his final cap an appearance in a 1–2 loss to Australia on 2 November 1986.[4]
Controversially, van Hattum replaced Richard Wilson as goalkeeper for all three games at the finals tournament in Spain[6] despite Wilson's having played in all fifteen of New Zealand's qualifying matches.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9][10] He also serves on the FIFA Associations Committee.[11] On 23 January 2014 Van Hattum announced his intention to step down as chairman at the February board meeting.[12]
Family edit
The son of a goalkeeper coach, Frits van Hattum, Frank comes from a sporting family with two of his sisters, Marie-Jose Cooper and Grazia MacIntosh, have also represented New Zealand with the New Zealand women's national football team, the Football Ferns, while nephew Oskar van Hattum is a New Zealand under-17 international.[13][14]
His youngest sister, Stella Pennell, represented New Zealand with the New Zealand Karate Federation – first as competitor, then as Women's coach.[15]
Honours edit
Club edit
Manurewa
- Chatham Cup: 1978
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Deverill, Victor, Charles (1978). Central League Soccer, ten year history of Central Regional Soccer League 1968-1977. Puke Ariki, New Plymouth: Wellington, Central Region. pp. 1–175.
- ^ "1982 World Cup – New Zealand squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Players' Careers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ a b "A-International Lineups, 1980–1989". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "The 1982 World Cup finals". New Zealand History Online. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "IFFHS' Century Elections". IFFHS. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
- ^ "NZF Administration". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "Van Hattum takes chair at New Zealand Football". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
- ^ "Associations Committee". FIFA. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "NZF Boss Quits". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ NZ Ferns Caps and Goals Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Newest Van Hattum set for fresh Brazil experience". FIFA. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Father of Football". Taranaki Daily News. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
External links edit
- New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
- Frank van Hattum – FIFA competition record (archived)