Simon Tahamata

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Personal information
Simon Tahamata
Full name	Simon Melkianus Tahamata
Date of birth	May 26, 1956 (1956-05-26) (age 52)
Place of birth	Vught, Netherlands
Playing position	Left winger
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
	TSV Theole Ajax Amsterdam
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976-1980 1980-1984 1984-1987 1987-1990 1990-1996	Ajax Amsterdam Standard Liège Feyenoord Rotterdam Beerschot Germinal Ekeren	109 (14) 129 (40) 87 (29) 99 (12) 180 (19)
National team²
1979-1986	Netherlands	22 (2)
Teams managed
1996-2000 2000-????	Standard Liège (youth coach) Germinal Ekeren (youth coach)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Simon Melkianus Tahamata (born May 26, 1956 in Vught, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football player originating from the Maluku Islands, who has played for Dutch and Belgian clubs. He has played 22 times for the Dutch national team, for which he scored twice.

Tahamata played four seasons for Ajax Amsterdam (1976/1977 till 1979/1980; debut October 24th Ajax-FC Utrecht 7-0), before he went to Belgium. There he played for Standard Liège. With this team he became national champion in 1982 and 1983. In 1984 he returned to The Netherlands to play for Feyenoord. From 1987 he again joined the Belgian competition, playing for Beerschot and Germinal Ekeren. Tahamata finished his career as an active soccer player in 1996. Currently he is a youth trainer for Ajax.