Frank van Hattum

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Frank van Hattum
Personal information
Full name Francesco van Hattum
Date of birth November 17, 1958 (1958-11-17) (age 49)
Place of birth    New Plymouth, New Zealand
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1976-1982
1983
1984
1985-1986
1987
1990
Manurewa
Christchurch United
Papatoetoe
Auckland University
Mt. Maunganui
Manurewa
   
National team2
1980 - 1986 New Zealand 41 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 29 December 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Frank van Hattum (born November 17, 1958 in New Plymouth) is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's only World Cup finals tournament in 1982. His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 internationals.

Controversially, van Hattum replaced Richard Wilson as goalkeeper for all three games at the finals tournament in Spain[1] despite Wilson's having played in all fifteen of New Zealand's qualifying matches[2].

Van Hattum was rated 2nd behind Mark Bosnich of Australia in the Oceania Goalkeeper of the Century category in International Federation of Football History and Statistics' Century Elections[3].

Currently serving as a director on the New Zealand Football Board[4].

Two of his sisters Zay Cooper and Grazia MacIntosh also represented their country with the New Zealand Women's Football Team[5]

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