Ben Haverkort (born 27 October 1961) is a Dutch former football player and referee. He played professional football in the Dutch second division before taking up refereeing, officiating in the Dutch first division and international football.
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Playing career edit
After playing youth football for Ajax Haverkort spent time at Eerste Divisie teams Telstar, SC Cambuur and Emmen.[1][2][3]
Refereeing career edit
After retiring from playing Haverkort took up refereeing in 1995 getting to national league level in 1999. Haverkort earned a place on the FIFA International Referees List beginning in 2002,[4] serving as a fourth official in Euro 2004 qualifiers[5] and 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[6]
Haverkort retired from refereeing in 2011 to take up a management role for FC Groningen.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ashdown, John; Bandini, Paolo (31 March 2010). "Have any former professional footballers become referees?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "Ben Haverkort". WorldReferee.com. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Oud-arbiter Haverkort manager FC Groningen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ Kutschera, Ambrosius. "International Matches 2002 - Europe, July-December" Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
- ^ UEFA. "Liechtenstein 0-3 Turkey" Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. 6 September 2003. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - France - Israel 0:0" Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. 4 September 2004. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
External links edit
- Ben Haverkort at WorldReferee.com
- Ben Haverkort referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Ben Haverkort referee profile at Soccerway