Dyanne Bito
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Full nameDyanne Marie Christine Bito
Birth date10 August 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeSint Michiel, Curaçao
Height1.63 m
PositionForward, defender
Youthyears 11994–1998
Youthclubs 1Geel-Wit
Youthyears 21998–2000
Youthclubs 2TYBB
Years 12000–2004
Clubs 1Wartburgia
Years 22004–2007
Clubs 2Heike Rheine
Caps 263
Goals 230
Years 32007–2008
Clubs 3ADO Den Haag
Caps 316
Goals 33
Years 42008–2011
Clubs 4AZ Alkmaar
Caps 465
Goals 43
Years 52011–2015
Clubs 5Telstar
Caps 584
Goals 55
Nationalyears 12000–2015
Nationalteam 1Netherlands
Nationalcaps 1146
Nationalgoals 16

Dyanne Marie Christine Bito[1] (diˈjɑnə maːˈri krɪsˈtinə ˈbitoː; born 10 August 1981) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward or defender for the Netherlands national team and clubs in the Netherlands and Germany.

Club career

Bito began her career in Haarlem where she played for Geel-Wit in 1994, she moved to The Yellow Black Boys (TYBB) in 1998 and to ASV Wartburgia in 2000.[1][2]

In 2004, she signed with FFC Heike Rheine of the German Bundesliga. She stayed 3 seasons in Germany and scored 30 league goals in 63 league appearances.[3]

She returned to the Netherlands ahead of the 2007–08 season and played for ADO Den Haag in the inaugural women's Eredivisie.[1] Until that point in her career, Bito played as a forward but at ADO she began playing as a right-back.[4] She also made her debut in the UEFA Women's Cup (now known as UEFA Women's Champions League) during the 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup first qualifying round match against KÍ of the Faroe Islands.[5]

In 2008, she signed with AZ Alkmaar and won the Eredivisie titles in 2008–09[6] and 2009–10.[7] Bito won the KNVB Women's Cup in 2010–11, she played in the final where AZ defeated SC Heerenveen by 2–0.[8]

When AZ decided to stop its women's football activities after the conclusion of the 2010–11 season,[9] Bito was amongst the many players who moved to newly created club Telstar.[10] 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.[11][12]

International career

For 15 years, Bito was a member of the Dutch national team. Her debut came against Hungary on 14 October 2000, she came on as a substitute in the 75th minute of a qualification match for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 play-off which the Netherlands won 3–0.[1][5][13][14]

She was part of the Dutch squad which played the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[12] In December 2009, then national coach Vera Pauw left Bito and Claudia van den Heiligenberg out of the squad ahead of a match against Belarus. The decision proved controversial and it was reported that the duo were kicked out because they were in a relationship.[15] Pauw angrily dismissed the claims, saying it was an insult to suggest they were excluded because of their relationship.[16] Van den Heiligenberg and Bito remained together[17] and both were restored to the national team by incoming national coach Roger Reijners in 2010.

On 22 April 2010, Bito made her 100th appearance for the Dutch national team at a 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Macedonia.[1]

In June 2013 national team coach Roger Reijners selected Bito in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[18]

Reijners selected Bito as part of the Dutch squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[19] 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's 156).[12]

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Netherlands goal tally first.[20]
Goal #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 March 2001Gemeentelijk Stadion, Kontich, BelgiumBelgium4–04–0Friendly
2.8 May 2001West Lothian Courier Stadium, Livingston, ScotlandScotland4–04–0
3.9 October 2001Gemeentelijk Stadion, Kontich, BelgiumBelgium3–25–2
4.27 November 2002Sportpark Rijsoord, Ridderkerk, Netherlands4–04–0
5.17 December 2002Estádio Capitão Josino Costa, Lagoa, PortugalPortugal2–12–1
6.9 February 2013Regenboogstadion, Waregem, BelgiumBelgium1–13–2

Honours

AZ Alkmaar

References

  1. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). vrouwenvoetbalnederland. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ Hofmann, Pieter (19 August 2015). "'Vrouwenvoetbal toch een ondergeschoven kindje'" (in Dutch). Omroep NTR
  3. ^ "Profile" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Heike Rheine Kader Frauen Bundesliga 2006/07" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Dyanne Bito". UEFA. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "AZ Vrouwen kampioen na galavoorstelling" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 28 May 2009.
  7. ^ "AZ Vrouwen wederom kampioen na monsterzege" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 12 May 2010.
  8. ^ "AZ Vrouwen veroveren KNVB beker" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 21 May 2011.
  9. ^ "AZ stopt met vrouwenvoetbal" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 22 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Dyanne Bito aan het woord" (in Dutch). Telstar. 9 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Dyanne Bito benoemd tot bondsridder" (in Dutch). Telstar. 12 March 2016.
  12. ^ van As, Inge (28 July 2015). "Dyanne Bito: 'Moeilijke beslissing'" (in Dutch). Onsoranje. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Hungary 0-3 Netherlands match report" (in Dutch). Onsoranje. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  15. ^ "'Verliefde' speelsters uit Oranje gezet" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  16. ^ "'Verhaal gebaseerd op leugens'" [Story based on lies] (in Dutch). OnsOranje.NL. Royal Dutch Football Association. 2 December 2009. Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  17. ^ Hoogenboom, Alieke. "'Mijn werk combineren met voetbal is zwaar'" (in Dutch). Hier! in de Regio. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Trio miss cut in Netherlands squad". UEFA. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  19. ^ "2015 World Cup Squads". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 15 December 2017.