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Haaksbergen
Haaksbergen () is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. The ''Buurserbeek'' flows through the municipality of Haaksbergen. Population centres Topography ''Dutch Topographic map of Haaksbergen (town), June 2014.'' Haaksbergen monstertruck accident On 28 September 2014 a monster truck crashed into the attending crowd. Three visitors were reported dead, amongst them one child. According to Hans Gerritsen, mayor of Haaksbergen at the time, twelve people were injured. Notable residents * Paul Ulenbelt (born 1952) a Dutch politician and former trade unionist and academic * Angelien Eijsink (born 1960) a Dutch politician * Han ten Broeke (born 1969) a Dutch politician * Thomas Berge (born 1990) a Dutch singer Sport * Andy Scharmin (1967–1989) a Surinamese-Dutch footballer * Erik ten Hag (born 1970) former footballer with 336 club caps and current manager of Manchester United * Niki Leferink, (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Scharmin
Andy Scharmin (29 November 1967 – 7 June 1989) was a Dutch footballer. During his career he served FC Twente. He died at the age of 21, when on 7 June 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. He was the captain of the Netherlands U-21 team. His mother was from Suriname, while his father was German. Biography Born in Paramaribo, Scharmin lived and grew up in Haaksbergen and played his first football at VV Haaksbergen. A few years later he was scouted by FC Twente and joined the youth squads of that team. He was known as a social guy and a talented player with a great future ahead of him. He made his professional debut for FC Twente on 16 October 1987 in the home match against Willem II Tilburg which was won 1–0. It didn't take Scharmin long to convince his coaches to become a first team regular. Manager Theo Vonk brought him in the squad as a midfielder, but during the season he was lined-up as a left back and became a fan favourite and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twente
Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic tribe that settled in the area and was mentioned by the Roman historian Tacitus. The region's borders are defined by the Overijssel region of Salland in the northwest and west (the river Regge roughly defines the western border), the German County of Bentheim in the northeast and east (the river Dinkel roughly defines the eastern border) and the Gelderland region of the Achterhoek in the south. Twente has approximately 620,000 inhabitants, most of whom live in its three largest cities: Almelo, Hengelo and Enschede, the latter being the main city of the region. It comprises fourteen municipalities: Almelo, Borne, Dinkelland, Enschede, Haaksbergen, Hellendoorn, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Losser, Oldenzaal, Rijssen-Holten, Tubbergen, Twe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Ten Hag
Erik ten Hag (, born 2 February 1970) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player, who is currently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Ten Hag played as a centre-back in the Dutch league for 13 years, making appearances for Twente (three spells), De Graafschap, RKC Waalwijk and Utrecht. He won the 1990–91 Eerste Divisie with De Graafschap and the 2000–01 KNVB Cup with Twente. In 2012, Ten Hag was appointed as manager of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie. He went on to coach Bayern Munich II from June 2013 until 2015; during his time as manager Ten Hag led his team to the Regionalliga Bayern. Ten Hag then became the sporting director and head coach of Utrecht in the summer of 2015. In December 2017, he was appointed as the manager of Ajax, and in 2019 he led his Ajax team to the semi-finals of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997. He won his first managerial trophy with Ajax with the 2018–19 KNV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Ulenbelt
Paul Ulenbelt (born 1 April 1952 in Haaksbergen) is a Dutch politician and former trade unionist and academic. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. He focused on matters of pensions, income and employment. Ulenbelt studied industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Groningen and got promoted in medicine at the University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, nl, Universiteit van Amsterdam) is a public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The UvA is one of two large, publicly funded research universities in the city, the other being .... References 1952 births Living people Dutch academics Dutch psychologists Dutch trade unionists Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Haaksbergen Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians University of Amsterdam alumni University of Groningen alumni 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528. The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle (pop. 127,497) and the largest city is Enschede (pop. 158,986). The province had a population of 1,162,215 as of November 2019. The land mostly consists of grasslands and some forests (including Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park); it also borders a small part of the IJsselmeer to the west. Geography Overijssel is bordered by Germany (Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia) to the east, the Achterhoek region of Gelderland to the south, the Veluwe region of Gelderland and Flevoland to the west, and Friesland and the former moors of Drenthe to the north. Overijssel comprises three regions: Kop van Overijssel in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Van Der Lof
Shirley van der Lof (born November 7, 1986 in Haaksbergen, Overijssel) is a racing driver from the Netherlands, and grand daughter of former Formula One-driver Dries van der Lof. Besides her racing career, she has studied "real estate and broking". She strives to become the first Dutch female formula one driver. Shirley first started driving in go-karts at age 14, and was immediately hooked to the speed. In 2001, at age 15, she won her first go-karting championship. In 2006, she started in the Benelux Formula Ford championship. Her first years in auto racing resulted in a fair number of crashes, but also a fair share of success. In 2008, she started racing in the ATS Formel 3 Trophy for HS Technik Motorsport in a Dallara Dallara is an Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Gian Paolo Dallara. After working for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari (Parma), Italy he created ... F3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bram Tankink
Bram Tankink (born 3 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 2000 and 2018 for the Löwik Meubelen–Tegeltoko, , and squads. Born in Haaksbergen, Tankink started his career as a mountain biker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at . He stayed with this team for two years until he and a few others from this team went over to . Tankink usually acted as a helper in this team, hardly ever racing for his own success; but he was so much appreciated that the team allowed him to participate in the 2005 Tour de France which he finished in good form. After the Tour he played an important part in the victory of Filippo Pozzato at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics in Hamburg and during the 2005 Deutschland Tour he won the first stage from Attenburg to Plauen. Tankink also won several criteriums after the Tour de France. Tankink joined in 2008. He remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Ten Broeke
Johannes Hermanus "Han" ten Broeke (born 2 March 1969) is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 until 4 September 2018. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'', VVD), he focused his parliamentary work on matters of foreign policy and the Armed forces of the Netherlands. Born in Haaksbergen, Ten Broeke studied political science with a specialization in international relations at Leiden University. After winning a parliamentary seat in the general election of 2006 he was reelected in 2010, 2012 and 2017. He stepped down in 2018 as a member of the House of Representatives after an article in ''HP/De Tijd'' revealed that in 2013 Ten Broeke, then 44, had engaged in an affair with a 25-year old junior staffer that worked for his parliamentary group. Other activities * European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Berge
Thomas Berge, pseudonym of Chiel Thomas Ottink (born 25 January 1990) is a Dutch singer. Biography Thomas Berge was born in Enschede. He released his first single at the age of twelve. The album, ''Mijn Luchtballon'', sold 800,000 promotional copies and was distributed by Neckermann. His stage name was chosen with the German music market in mind. In 2005 he was awarded the Zilveren Harp, the most prestigious award for promising new talent given in The Netherlands. Berge together with Russian figure skater Nina Ulanova appeared in the program Stars Dancing on Ice where he lost to in a skate-off on 10 March 2007, with 39% of the votes. In the same month, he was seen on television station TEN in the musical program 'Just the Two of Us'. The regional television station began a program on 2 June 2007 called "Toppers on Horses". It taught riding to Dutch celebrities. In October 2007 he recorded the single "De Stem van Mijn Hart" with Junior Contest Participant Tess Gaerthé. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Truck
A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines and oversized tires constructed for competition and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), they have evolved into purpose-built vehicles with tube-frame chassis and fiberglass bodies rather than metal. A competition monster truck is typically tall, and equipped with off-road tires. Monster trucks developed in the late 1970s and came into the public eye in the early 1980s as side acts at popular motocross, tractor pulling, and mud bogging events, where they were used in car-crushing demonstrations. Today they are usually the main attraction with motocross, mud bogging, ATV racing, or demolition derbies as supporting events. Events Monster truck shows typically have two main events, a race and a freestyle stunt driving competition. Races are conducted as a single-elimination tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niki Leferink
Niki Leferink (born 12 February 1976) is a Dutch former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a striker. He ended his professional career in 2008. Leferink played a total number of 350 games in Dutch professional football. References *Profile 1976 births Living people People from Haaksbergen Dutch footballers Association football forwards FC Emmen players Heracles Almelo players VVV-Venlo players Go Ahead Eagles players DETO Twenterand players Footballers from Overijssel {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
