| Frank van Hattum | |
| Fullname: | Francesco van Hattum |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 1958 |
| Birth Place: | New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Youthyears1: | 1975 |
| Youthclubs1: | Moturoa AFC U18s |
| Years1: | 1975 |
| Years2: | 1976–1982 |
| Years3: | 1983 |
| Years4: | 1984 |
| Years5: | 1985–1986 |
| Years6: | 1987–1989 |
| Years7: | 1990 |
| Clubs1: | Moturoa |
| Clubs2: | Manurewa AFC |
| Clubs3: | Christchurch United |
| Clubs4: | Papatoetoe AFC |
| Clubs5: | Auckland University |
| Clubs6: | Mount Maunganui FC |
| Clubs7: | Manurewa AFC |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Caps2: | 140 |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Caps5: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1980–1986 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps1: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Francesco van Hattum (born 17 November 1958 in New Plymouth)[1] is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's first World Cup finals tournament in 1982.[2] His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 times for his country including unofficial matches.[3]
Van Hattum made his official All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Fiji on 21 February 1980[4] and ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps to his credit,[5] his final cap an appearance in a 1–2 loss to Australia on 2 November 1986.[4]
Controversially, van Hattum replaced Richard Wilson as goalkeeper for all three games at the finals tournament in Spain[6] despite Wilson's having played in all fifteen of New Zealand's qualifying matches.[7]
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.[8]
Serving as a director on the New Zealand Football Board, van Hattum stood for re-election at the AGM for an expected board shake-up and was elected chairman of the seven person board on 25 June 2008.[9] [10] He also serves on the FIFA Associations Committee.[11] On 23 January 2014 Van Hattum announced his intention to step down as chairman at the February board meeting.[12]
The son of a goalkeeper coach, Frits van Hattum, Frank comes from a sporting family with two of his sisters, Marie-Jose Cooper and Grazia MacIntosh, have also represented New Zealand with the New Zealand women's national football team, the Football Ferns, while nephew Oskar van Hattum is a New Zealand under-17 international.[13] [14]
His youngest sister, Stella Pennell, represented New Zealand with the New Zealand Karate Federation – first as competitor, then as Women's coach.[15]
Manurewa
1978