Dyanne Marie Christine Bito (; born 10 August 1981) is a Dutch former football defender who played for the Netherlands women's national football team and clubs in the Netherlands and Germany.

Club career

Bito began her career in Haarlem where she played for in 1994, she moved to in 1998 and to in 2000. In 2004, she signed with

FFC Heike Rheine FFC Heike Rheine was a German women's football club based in Rheine, North Rhine-Westphalia. Heike Rheine was the first independent women's football club in Germany. History The club has its origins at the VfB Rheine. They had played on a loca ...

of the German

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. She stayed 3 seasons in Germany and scored 30 league goals in 63 league appearances. She returned to the Netherlands ahead of the 2007–08 season and played for ADO Den Haag in the inaugural women's Eredivisie. Until that point in her career, Bito played as a forward but at ADO she began playing as a

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. She also made her debut in the

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(now known as UEFA Women's Champions League) during the

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first qualifying round match against KÍ of the Faroe Islands. In 2008, she signed with

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...

and won the Eredivisie titles in 2008–09 and 2009–10. Bito won the

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in 2010–11, she played in the final where AZ defeated

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

by 2–0. When AZ decided to stop its women's football activities after the conclusion of the 2010–11 season, Bito was amongst the many players who moved to newly created club

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. She played in the BeNe League, when it replaced the Eredivisie in 2012. After four seasons at the club, Bito announced her retirement from football in 2015.

International career

For 15 years, Bito was a member of the Dutch national team. Her debut came against

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on 14 October 2000, she came on as a substitute in the 75th minute of a qualification match for the

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play-off which the Netherlands won 3–0. She was part of the Dutch squad which played the

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. In December 2009, then national

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left Bito and Claudia van den Heiligenberg out of the squad ahead of a match against

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. The decision proved controversial and it was reported that the duo were kicked out because they were in a relationship. Pauw angrily dismissed the claims, saying it was an insult to suggest they were excluded because of their relationship. Van den Heiligenberg and Bito remained together and both were restored to the national team by incoming national coach

Roger Reijners Roger Reijners (born 10 February 1964) is a Dutch football coach and former player. He is currently assistant manager of MVV Maastricht. Playing career Reijners turned professional with Fortuna Sittard and played in the 1–0 KNVB Cup Final defea ...

in 2010. On 22 April 2010, Bito made her 100th appearance for the Dutch national team at a

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match against Macedonia. In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Bito in the squad for

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in Sweden. Reijners selected Bito as part of the Dutch squad for the

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. Shortly after the conclusion of the tournament, she announced her retirement from football and by that time, she was the second most capped Dutch international player with 146 appearances (behind only

Annemieke Kiesel Annemieke Kiesel (née Griffioen; born 30 November 1979) is a former Dutch footballer and coach. She played for clubs in the Netherlands, United States, England and Germany, winning titles with Dutch and German clubs. She also played for the Dutc ...

's 156).

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.''

Honours

;AZ Alkmaar *

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

(2): 2008–09 and 2009–10 *

(1): 2010–11

References

External links

Dyanne Bito profile on Onsoranje
(in Dutch)
Dyanne Bito profile on women's Netherlands
(in Dutch)
Profile
at soccerway {{DEFAULTSORT:Bito, Dyanne 1981 births Living people Curaçao sportswomen Women's association football defenders Dutch women's footballers Netherlands women's international footballers FFC Heike Rheine players ADO Den Haag (women) players AZ Alkmaar (women) players SC Telstar VVNH players Eredivisie (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany FIFA Women's Century Club 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Dutch LGBT sportspeople LGBT association football players Dutch expatriate women's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Dutch LGBT people