Harry van den Ham

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Ham, not Ham.

Harry Van Den Ham (born 16 August 1954) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.^[1][2][3]

Harry van den Ham

Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-08-16) 16 August 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	UVV Utrecht
1965–1970	Elinkwijk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1975	Elinkwijk
1975–1979	Utrecht	25	(3)
1977–1978	→ Cambuur (loan)	29	(10)
1978–1979	→ Den Bosch (loan)	9	(2)
1979–1982	DS '79	74	(27)
1980	→ Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)	4	(0)
1982–1983	Berchem Sport
1983–1985	Utrecht	15	(5)
1984–1985	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	15	(1)
1985–1988	USV Holland
1988–1989	VVV-Venlo	10	(1)
1989–1991	Vlissingen	25	(2)
1991–1992	Hilversum
Total		206	(51)
Managerial career
1992–1994	RKC Waalwijk (assistant)
1994–1995	Utrecht (assistant)
1995–1997	VV SHO
1997–1998	Telstar
1998–2000	USV Holland
2000–2002	Dordrecht
2002–2005	TOP Oss
2005–2007	Utrecht (assistant)
2007	IJsselmeervogels
2010–2011	Elinkwijk
2012	Dordrecht
2013–2014	Dordrecht
2014–2015	Utrecht (assistant)
2015–2016	Dordrecht
2020	Dordrecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Van den Ham played for UVV Utrecht in his youth and from the age of 11 began playing for USV Elinkwijk. With Elinkwijk, he became Dutch champions with the Sunday amateurs in 1974. In 1975, he switched from the amateurs to professional football. Van den Ham subsequently played in the Netherlands for FC Utrecht, SC Cambuur, FC Den Bosch, DS '79 and PEC Zwolle. In 1980, he was briefly playing for the Tulsa Roughnecks in the United States. In Belgium he also played for Berchem Sport.^[4]

In 1985, Van den Ham began playing with the Utrecht-based amateur association USV Holland. At the age of 34, Van den Ham made his comeback in the Eredivisie for VVV in 1988. From 1990, he played for another year for VC Vlissingen, after which he retired from his active professional career.^[5]

Managerial career

Van den Ham started his coaching career in 1992 as an assistant at RKC. In 1994, he became an assistant coach of FC Utrecht and subsequently he was head coach at SHO, Telstar and USV Holland, respectively. From 2000, he was the head coach of FC Dordrecht for two years and then for three years of TOP Oss.

In 2005, Van den Ham again became an assistant coach at FC Utrecht. In 2007, he was appointed by IJsselmeervogels as successor to the departing Cees Lok, but after six months the contract was dissolved due to a difference of opinion.^[6] In the 2011–12 season, he temporarily took over the tasks of the ill Theo Bos at FC Dordrecht.^[7] In the 2013–14 season he became the head coach of FC Dordrecht. He was succeeded by Ernie Brandts.^[8]

On 23 May 2014, Van den Ham was added to FC Utrecht's technical staff. He succeeded Jan Everse in August 2015 as head coach of FC Dordrecht.^[9]

In February 2020, van den Ham again took over as caretaker manager of FC Dordrecht after Claudio Braga was dismissed from the position after 14 months in charge.^[10] He was fired on 10 November 2020, after a 5–1 loss to FC Eindhoven, as Dordrecht were placed last in the league.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Utrecht	1975–76	Eredivisie	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
	1976–77		7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	1977–78		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1978–79		8	2	1[a]	0	0	0	9	2
	Total		25	3	1	0	0	0	26	3
Cambuur (loan)	1977–78	Eerste Divisie	29	10	2[a]	1	0	0	31	11
Den Bosch (loan)	1978–79		9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
DS '79	1979–80		34	17	3[a]	2	0	0	37	19
	1980–81		21	3	0	0	0	0	21	3
	1981–82		19	7	0	0	0	0	19	7
	Total		74	27	3	2	0	0	77	29
Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)	1980	NASL	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Utrecht	1983–84	Eredivisie	15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5
	1984–85		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		15	5	0	0	0	0	15	5
PEC Zwolle (loan)	1984–85	Eredivisie	15	1	0	0	0	0	15	1
VVV-Venlo	1988–89	Eerste Divisie	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
Vlissingen	1990–91		25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
Career total			206	51	6	3	0	0	212	54

Notes

1. Appearances in the KNVB Cup

Managerial

As of match played 21 October 2020

Managerial record by club and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			M	W	D	L	Win %
Dordrecht	26 July 2012	22 December 2012	19	9	5	5	047.37
Dordrecht	1 July 2013	30 June 2014	43	24	11	8	055.81
Dordrecht	20 August 2015	30 June 2016	36	11	7	18	030.56
Dordrecht	8 February 2020	10 November 2020	16	2	3	11	012.50
Total			114	46	26	42	040.35

References

1. "Abbadia El Mustapha". Soccer Stats. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
2. "Harry van den Ham". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
3. "Harry van den Ham". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
4. "De Comeback Kids van FC Utrecht". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020. Harry van den Ham doorzwom de nodige voetbalwatertjes, meermaals ook de FC Utrecht-plas. Hij speelde van 1975 tot 1979 in de Domstad en keerde na avonturen bij Tulsa Roughnecks in de VS en Berchem Sport in België in 1983 terug bij de FC uit zijn geboortestad. Als assistent-trainer werkte hij voor FC Utrecht in 1994/1995, van 2005 tot 2007 en in seizoen 2014/2015.
5. "Voor Ron van Dam was het profavontuur met Vlissingen het toetje op zijn carrière". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020. Ik had een aardige traptechniek, maar met Van den Ham nam ik dan nog wel wat dingetjes door.
6. de Krijger, Jacobien (24 December 2007). "Harry van den Ham weg bij IJsselmeervogels". de Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
7. "Van den Ham vervangt zieke Bos bij Dordrecht". Volkskrant (in Dutch). 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
8. "FC Dordrecht met coach Ernie Brandts Eredivisie in". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
9. "Harry van den Ham nieuwe trainer bij FC Dordrecht". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 18 August 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
10. "FC Dordrecht 'wil nog wat van het seizoen maken' en grijpt in". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
11. Bomgaars, Arco (10 November 2020). "FC Dordrecht en trainer Harry van den Ham per direct uit elkaar". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.