John Heitinga

Also known as John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga

Dutch association football player (born 1983)

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John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga is a Dutch former association football player and coach. Born on November 15, 1983, in Alphen aan den Rijn, he represented the Netherlands in international competition, including UEFA Euro 2004, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Playing as a centre-back, he wore the number 5 shirt.

His professional career spanned from 2001 to 2016. Heitinga played for several clubs, including AFC Ajax, Everton F.C., Atlético Madrid, and Fulham F.C. He also competed in the Premier League. Standing 180 centimeters tall, he is a native speaker of Dutch.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Manager
Nationality: The Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Alan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Place of birth: Alphen aan den Rijn
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2012
Sport: association football
Member of team: Netherlands national association football team
Position played: centre-back
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Netherlands
Image: GAE - Ajax - 52788475730 (John Heitinga).jpg
Height: 180

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Commons category: John Heitinga
date of birth: 1983-11-15
sport number: 5
birth name: John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga
name in native language: John Heitinga
start of work period: 2001-00-00
end of work period: 2016-00-00
coach of sports team: AFC Ajax
social media followers: 361934

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John Gijsbert Alan Heitinga (born 15 November 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

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