Ben Haverkort

Ben Haverkort
Born (1961-10-27) 27 October 1961 (age 64)
Amsterdam
Association football career
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Amstelland
1977-1979 Zeeburgia
1979-1981 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981-1985 Telstar 88 (15)
1985-1989 Cambuur 96 (12)
1989-1995 Emmen 170 (10)
Total 354 (37)
International career
1979–1980 Netherlands U19 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Refereeing career
Domestic
Years League Role
1999–2011 Eredivisie Referee
International
Years League Role
2002–2006 FIFA listed Referee

Bernardus Hermanus "Ben" Haverkort (born 27 October 1961) is a Dutch retired 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.

Playing career

After playing youth football for FC Amstelland, Zeeburgia and Ajax, Haverkort spent time at Eerste Divisie teams Telstar, SC Cambuur and Emmen. He also played 10 matches for the Netherlands national under-19 football team.

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, serving as a fourth official in Euro 2004 qualifiers and 2006 World Cup qualifiers.

Haverkort retired from refereeing in 2011 to take up a management role for FC Groningen. He worked as a commercial director for Emmen between 2017 and 2023. He was named commercial director of nautic event DelfSail in March 2023.

References

  1. ↑ Haen, Jo (29 November 2020). "Ben Haverkort, de Amsterdammer, tegenwoordig FC Emmen-directeur". Vrienden van Watergraafsmeer (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Ashdown, John; Bandini, Nicky (31 March 2010). "Have any former professional footballers become referees?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ben Haverkort". WorldReferee.com. 13 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ "Ben Haverkort". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ UEFA. "Liechtenstein 0-3 Turkey" . 6 September 2003. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
  8. ↑ FIFA. "Match Report - France - Israel 0:0" Archived 2011-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. 4 September 2004. Retrieved on 23 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Ben Haverkort neemt afscheid van FC Emmen". FC Emmen (in Dutch). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. ↑ Wassing, Leo (30 March 2023). "DelfSail strikt Ben Haverkort als commercieel directeur: 'Topniveau'". RTV Noord (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2026.