Ben Haverkort

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.

Ben Haverkort
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961
Amsterdam
Association football career
Youth career
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Telstar
SC Cambuur
Emmen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Refereeing career
Domestic
Years League Role
1999–2011 Eredivisie Referee
International
Years League Role
2002–2006 FIFA listed Referee

Playing career

After playing youth football for Ajax Haverkort spent time at Eerste Divisie teams Telstar, SC Cambuur and Emmen.[1][2][3]

Refereeing career

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Ben Haverkort". WorldReferee.com. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. UEFA. "Liechtenstein 0-3 Turkey" Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. 6 September 2003. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
  6. FIFA. "Match Report - France - Israel 0:0" Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. 4 September 2004. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
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