Simon Melkianus Tahamata (born 26 May 1956) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who played for Dutch and Belgian clubs. He also played 22 times for the Netherlands national team, scoring twice. He took Belgian nationality in 1990.[1]
 Tahamata in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Melkianus Tahamata | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Vught, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax (technical youth coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1971 | Theole | ||
| 1971–1976 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1980 | Ajax | 109 | (14) |
| 1980–1984 | Standard Liège | 129 | (40) |
| 1984–1987 | Feyenoord | 87 | (29) |
| 1987–1990 | Beerschot | 99 | (12) |
| 1990–1996 | Germinal Ekeren | 180 | (19) |
| Total | 604 | (114) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Netherlands | 22 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Standard Liège (youth) | ||
| 2000–2004 | Beerschot (youth) | ||
| 2004–2009 | Ajax (youth) | ||
| 2009–2014 | Al-Ahli (youth) | ||
| 2014–2024 | Ajax (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editTahamata made his debut for the Netherlands national team on 22 May 1979 in Bern, Switzerland in the 75th Anniversary Match of the FIFA against Argentina.[2]
Managerial career
editAfter his career as a professional football player Tahamata went on to work as a youth coach for Standard Liège, Germinal Beerschot and AFC Ajax.[3] Occasionally he also played for the team of old Ajax players, named Lucky Ajax. From 2009 he worked for a period as a technical coach for the youth teams of under-10 until under-15 of the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Ahli.[4] Since October 2014 Tahamata is back at Ajax.[5]
Since September 2015, next to his duties at Ajax, he also has a football academy, Simon Tahamata Soccer Academy.[6]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tahamata goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 1980 | Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
1–0 | 1–2 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 November 1982 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |  France |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
editAjax[8]
Standard Liège[9]
- Belgian First Division: 1981–82, 1982–83
- Belgian Cup: 1980–81; runner-up 1983–84
- Belgian Super Cup: 1981, 1983
- European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1981–82
- Intertoto Cup Group Winners: 1980,[10] 1982[11]
Beerschot[12]
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 1994–95
Individual
- Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1990–91[13]
- Belgian Fair Play Award: 1993–94, 1994–95[14]
References
edit- ^ Naturalisation list Belgian Senate 20 June 1990. senate.be. (Document not viewable on website on 29 November 2016).
- ^ Line-up Dutch national team 22 May 1979. Voetbalstats.nl (22 May 1979). Retrieved on 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Tahamata terug als jeugdtrainer Ajax" (in Dutch). NRC. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Tahamata ruilt Ajax voor jeugd Al-Ahli" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ "Simon Tahamata terug bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Trouw. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ^ Talentendag Simon Tahamata bij KFC 11 May 2015. Retrieved on 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Simon Tahamata – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
- ^ "Standard de Liège | Palmares".
- ^ "Wildstat | Intertoto Cup 1980".
- ^ "Wildstat | Intertoto Cup 1982".
- ^ "Beerschot | Palmares".
- ^ "Homme de la saison belge".
- ^ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
External links
edit
- Profile (in Dutch)