Johan Hansma (born 11 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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for

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

and

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 Jul ...

Playing career

Hansma played youth football for hometown club SVM Marknesse. He made his debut with

on 20 August 1988 in a game against BV Veendam. He played for PEC Zwolle for six seasons, and played during their bankruptcy which saw their name change to

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

. He then moved to

halfway through the 1993–94 season. He subsequently played ten seasons for Heerenveen during which Hansma won the 'Silver Shoe' in 1999 in the rankings of 'Footballer of the Year' behind winner

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. They finished

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runners up and subsequently Hansma played in the

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. In the 2003–04 season, after many injuries, Hansma retired from professional football. During that season, he had played only one game. In the 2004–05 season, Hansma played a number of games for Flevo Boys in the Eerste Klasse.

Executive career

Hansma became technical manager at SC Heerenveen from the 2010–11 season, until October 2013 when he was fired. Before that, he held the position of commercial manager. Players such as Alfreð Finnbogason and Mark Uth were brought to the club by him, as was manager

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. During his spell, the Heerenveen youth academy brought forth players such as

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, Hakim Ziyech and Daley Sinkgraven.

References

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