Arie Haan

Arend "Arie" Haan (born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Haan joined AFC Ajax in 1967, making his debut in a friendly match against Cambuur on the 3rd of August, 1967; his official debut followed on May 23rd, 1968.

Also with Ajax, he won three Eredivisie titles in 1969–70, 1971–72 and 1972–73 and the Dutch Cup from 1970 until 1972.

He scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the Netherlands national team of the 1970s.

At club level, he enjoyed a successful career with AFC Ajax, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Standard Liège and PSV Eindhoven.

He participated in seven finals of European club competitions with five victories and two defeats.

He was also known for his goals from long distance.

At international level, he played 35 times for the Netherlands national team and was on the losing side for them in two World Cup finals.

After retiring as a player, he managed numerous club sides in Europe and China, as well as the national teams of China, Cameroon and Albania.

In 1970, his team won the Double and in 1972, the Treble.

He was a member of the Ajax squad which went on to win the European Cup for three consecutive years, from 1971 until 1973, the Intercontinental Cup in 1972 and two European Super Cups, in 1972 and 1973.

He also participated in the 1974 FIFA World Cup when the Netherlands were beaten in the final by West Germany 2–1.

Two months after retiring as a player, he became trainer of Antwerp.

He joined Belgian club R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1975 and was a member of the club's greatest ever successful period, when they won two European Cup Winners' Cups in 1976 and 1978.

Those two seasons, he won two more European Super Cups (the previous two were with Ajax).

Also with Anderlecht he won the Belgian Cup in 1975–76 and the Belgian Championship in 1980–81.

After winning the championship with Anderlecht, he played for Standard Liège for two seasons, when the club won two championships.

The club again reached the final of that Cup Winners' Cup in 1977 too, but they were beaten by Hamburger SV.

His most famous was a 40-yard strike in the Netherlands' match against Italy in the second group stage of the 1978 FIFA World Cup against goalkeeper Dino Zoff.

His goal in the 2–2 game against West Germany, also a strike from far out in the field, helped the Netherlands national team reach the final, where they were beaten by Argentina 3–1 in extra time.

also the Belgian Supercup in 1981.

In 1982, the club achieved its greatest success, when they reached their first (and to date the only) Cup Winners' Cup final, when they were beaten at Camp Nou by FC Barcelona.

That year they also won the only double in their history.

Returning to his country in 1983, he played one season for PSV.

Haan finished his career for Hong Kong champions Seiko SA.

He has 35 matches with his national team, scoring 6 goals.

However, in the middle of the 1985–86 season he became coach of Anderlecht Brussels, replacing Paul Van Himst who was fired from the club.

Franky Vercauteren and Morten Olsen featured in his team alongside players like goalkeeper Jacky Munaron, Luka Peruzović, Erwin Vandenbergh, Alex Czerniatynski, Enzo Scifo and Georges Grün.

In 1986, Anderlecht won the championship, after a two-legged play-off against Club Brugge.

Club Brugge forced a 1–1 draw away to Anderlecht, and led 2–0 at home after thirty minutes, but Anderlecht managed to equalise.

The same season, the club reached the semi-finals of the European Champions' Cup, by eliminating Bayern Munich.

The following season, his team retained the Belgian Championship.

After Belgium he became trainer of VfB Stuttgart in Germany on 1 July 1987.

Stuttgart reached their first European cup final in 1989, the UEFA Cup, but failed to win the trophy against SSC Napoli (1–2, 3–3), a team that Diego Maradona was playing for at the time.

He remained in Stuttgart until 26 March 1990.

In July 1990 he became manager of 1. FC Nürnberg where he remained for a single season.

Returning to Belgium in 1991, he coached Standard Liège until the middle of the season 1993–94 and won the Belgian Cup in 1993.

In the 1994–95 season he was appointed coach of PAOK FC and he remained there until October 1995, after which he returned to the Netherlands and managed Feyenoord for two seasons.

In his first season Feyenoord finished 2nd in the Eredivisie.

After ten years, in December 1997, Haan enjoyed a further stint at Anderlecht, spending nine months at the club before returning to PAOK, where he remained as coach until December 1999.