Francesco van Hattum (born 17 November 1958 in New Plymouth)[1] is a former New Zealand football player who was a goalkeeper during the country's first World Cup finals tournament in 1982.
[2] His international career started in 1980, and he played a total of 41 times for his country including unofficial matches.
[3] Van Hattum made his official All Whites debut in a 2–0 win over Fiji on 21 February 1980[4] and ended his international playing career with 28 A-international caps to his credit,[5] his final cap an appearance in a 1–2 loss to Australia on 2 November 1986.
[11] On 23 January 2014 Van Hattum announced his intention to step down as chairman at the February board meeting.
[12] The son of a goalkeeper coach, Frits van Hattum, Frank comes from a sporting family with two of his sisters, Marie-Jose Cooper and Grazia MacIntosh, have also represented New Zealand with the New Zealand women's national football team, the Football Ferns, while nephew Oskar van Hattum is a New Zealand under-17 international.