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John Heitinga
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Person

John Heitinga

b. 1983

Dutch association football player (born 1983)

Born
15 Nov 1983 · Alphen aan den Rijn
Part ofNetherlands9 CE – todayKingdom of the Netherlands1772 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 49 years
  1. 15 Nov 1983BornBorn in Alphen aan den Rijn
  2. 2001 – 2008TeamAFC Ajax
  3. 2004 – 2013TeamNetherlands national association football team
  4. 2006Took part2006 FIFA World Cup
  5. 2008 – 2009TeamAtlético Madrid
  6. 2009 – 2014TeamEverton F.C.
  7. 2010Took part2010 FIFA World Cup
  8. 2014TeamFulham F.C.
  9. 2014 – 2015TeamHertha BSC
  10. 2015 – 2016TeamAFC Ajax

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1983 – today).

  1. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  2. 1985Schengen Agreement
  3. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  4. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  5. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  7. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  9. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  10. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  11. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  12. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  13. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  14. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  15. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  16. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  17. 20112011 Norway attacks
  18. 2011Libyan civil war
  19. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  20. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  21. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  22. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  23. 2015Paris Agreement
  24. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  25. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  26. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  27. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  28. 2023Gaza war
  29. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  30. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Johnny 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.

A centre-back and product of the Ajax Academy, he played for their first squad from 2001 to 2008, winning two Eredivisie and three KNVB Cup titles. After a one-year spell at Atlético Madrid in Spain, he signed for Everton in 2009. He joined Fulham at the start of 2014 then signed with German side Hertha BSC later that year. In June 2015, he returned to his Ajax for a single season before retiring in 2016.

After making his debut for the Netherlands national team in February 2004, Heitinga earned 87 caps and represented his country at two World Cups (2006 and 2010) and three European Championships (2004, 2008, and 2012). He helped the Dutch to the World Cup final in 2010, in which he was sent off in a loss to Spain. In 2008, he was named Dutch Footballer of the Year.

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