Simon Tahamata

Simon Melkianus Tahamata (born 26 May 1956) is a Dutch-Moluccan football coach and former professional player who played for Dutch and Belgian clubs. He also played 22 times for the Dutch national team, scoring twice. Tahamata was born in the Netherlands, but took Belgian nationality in 1990.[1]

Simon Tahamata
Simon Tahamata in 1979
Personal information
Full name Simon Melkianus Tahamata
Date of birth (1956-05-26) 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 Germinal Beerschot (youth)
2004–2009 Ajax (youth)
2009–2014 Al-Ahli (youth)
2014– Ajax (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Tahamata made his national team debut on 22 May 1979 in Bern, Switzerland in the 75th Anniversary Match of the FIFA against Argentina.[2]

Managerial career

After his career as a professional football player Tahamata went on to work as a youth coach for Standard Liège, Germinal Beerschot and Ajax Amsterdam.[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

International goals

[7]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionTime
1.10 September 1980Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland0–12–1World Cup 1982 qualifier 57'
2.10 November 1982Rotterdam, Netherlands France1–01–2Friendly match 6'

Honours

Club

AFC Ajax[8]

Standard Liège[9]

Beerschot[12]

Individual

References
  1. Naturalisation list Belgian Senate 20 June 1990. senate.be. (Document not viewable on website on 29 November 2016).
  2. Line-up Dutch national team 22 May 1979. Voetbalstats.nl (22 May 1979). Retrieved on 29 November 2016.
  3. "Tahamata terug als jeugdtrainer Ajax" (in Dutch). NRC. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Tahamata ruilt Ajax voor jeugd Al-Ahli" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. "Simon Tahamata terug bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Trouw. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. Talentendag Simon Tahamata bij KFC 11 May 2015. Retrieved on 27 February 2017.
  7. "Simon Tahamata – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  8. "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
  9. "Standard de Liège | Palmares".
  10. "Wildstat | Intertoto Cup 1980".
  11. "Wildstat | Intertoto Cup 1982".
  12. "Beerschot | Palmares".
  13. "Homme de la saison belge".
  14. "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
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