Playing Career
Haan joined AFC Ajax in 1969, and was a member of Ajax that won the European Champions' Cup for three consecutive years, from 1971 until 1973, the Intercontinental Cup in 1972 and two European Super Cups in 1972 and 1973. Also, with Ajax he won three Dutch Championships in 1969–70, 1971–72 and 1972–73 and the Dutch Cup from 1970 until 1972. In 1970 his team won the Double and in 1972 the Treble.
He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1975 and was a member of the club's greatest ever success when they won their two European Cup Winners' Cups in 1976 and 1978. Those two years, he won two more European Super Cups (the previous two were with Ajax). They reached the final of that competition in 1977 too, but they were beaten by Hamburger SV. Also, with his team he won the Belgian Cup in 1975–76 and the Belgian Championship in 1980–81.
After he became Champion with Anderlecht, he played for Standard Liège for two seasons, where the club won the last two Championships until today and also the Belgian Supercup in 1981. In 1982, the club achieved its greatest success, when they reached their first (and to date only) Cup Winners' Cup final, where they were beaten in Camp Nou by FC Barcelona. That year they also won the only double in their history. Returning to his country in 1983, he playing one season for PSV Eindhoven. Haan finished his career for Hong Kong champion Seiko SA.
Having 35 participations with his national team and scoring 6 goals. His most famous was a 40 yard strike in Holland's match against Italy in the second group stage of the 1978 FIFA World Cup. His goal in the game against West Germany, which ended 2–2, helped the Dutch national team to reach the final, where they were beaten by Argentina 3–1 in extra time. He was also participant in the 1974 FIFA World Cup when Netherlands were beaten in the final by West Germany 2–1.
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