Dutch football coach and a former player (born 1983)
John Heitinga
Heitinga as manager of Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name
John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga[1]
Date of birth
(1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth
Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)
Centre back
Team information
Current team
West Ham United (first team coach)
Youth career
1987–1990
ARC
1990–2001
Ajax
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2001–2008
Ajax
152
(17)
2008–2009
Atlético Madrid
28
(3)
2009–2014
Everton
115
(2)
2014
Fulham
14
(1)
2014–2015
Hertha BSC
13
(1)
2015–2016
Ajax
2
(0)
Total
324
(24)
International career
2004–2013
Netherlands
87
(7)
Managerial career
2017–2021
Ajax A1 (U19)
2021–2023
Jong Ajax
2023
Ajax
2023–
West Ham United (first team coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Netherlands
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up
2010 South Africa
UEFA European Championship
2004 Portugal
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
2000 Israel
U-16 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and a former player who played as a centre back. He is currently an assistant first-team coach at Premier League club West Ham United.
A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he played for their first squad from 2001 to 2008. After a one-year spell at Atlético Madrid in Spain, he signed for Everton in 2009. Joining Fulham for six months in January 2014, he then signed with German side Hertha BSC the following summer, signing a two-year deal with the club from Berlin. In June 2015 he returned to his first club, Ajax.
Since his debut for the Netherlands national team in February 2004, Heitinga had over 85 caps and represented his country at two World Cups (2006 and 2010) and three European Championships (2004, 2008, and 2012). In 2008, Heitinga was named Dutch Footballer of the Year. He is of mixed Dutch and Indonesian ancestry.[4]
^"Acta del Partido celebrado el 30 de agosto de 2009, en Málaga" [Minutes of the Match held on 30 August 2009, in Málaga] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^"FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^"John Heitinga". heitingaofficial.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
^"Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and a former player who played as a centre back. He is currently...
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performance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Dutch teammate JohnHeitinga has labelled him the spiritual successor of Michael Reiziger for the...
loss meant another disappointing feat to their season, with manager JohnHeitinga reacting after the game: "This hurts. We have to process this.". 30...
Howard Webb showed fourteen yellow cards and sent off Dutch defender JohnHeitinga in the second half of extra time, after regular time ended goalless...
Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, JohnHeitinga, Nigel de Jong, Maarten Stekelenburg, and Gregory van der Wiel. Central...
lineup under first head coach Alfred Schreuder, and since interim coach JohnHeitinga. In the following season, Brobbey began as a starter in attack under...
through due to a severe injury and the presence of central defenders JohnHeitinga and Thomas Vermaelen. Johan Cruyff had made no secret of his admiration...
Soccerway. "Ajax lacht weer na ruime winst op Cambuur in tweede duel onder JohnHeitinga: 'Meer dan prima'". Ad.nl. "DEN BOSCH VS. AJAX II". Soccerway. "Ajax...
replacement in defence – André Ooijer – and fellow central defender JohnHeitinga were at fault for Brazil's opening goal in the 10th minute, when Robinho...
Van der Vaart came through the ranks at Ajax with national teammates JohnHeitinga and Wesley Sneijder. Initially, he signed for Ajax on a trial basis...
departing Christian Poulsen. His position at the reserves was filled by JohnHeitinga, who had previously worked in the youth academy. On 23 May 2022, Van...
season, returning to Ajax for two more seasons before leaving the club. ^ John O'Brien played for Utrecht on loan from 1998 to 1999, returning to Ajax before...
match against the Netherlands with the first given for a rash tackle on JohnHeitinga, suspending him from the quarter-final win against England, as he had...
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar RB 18 JohnHeitinga 74' CB 3 Jaap Stam 73' CB 4 Wilfred Bouma LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst CM 6 Phillip Cocu (c) 29' CM 8 Edgar...
(2017–2022) Alfred Schreuder (2022–2023) JohnHeitinga (2023) Maurice Steijn (2023) Hedwiges Maduro (2023, interim) John van 't Schip (2023–2024, interim) Netherlands...
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