Ben Haverkort (born 27 October 1961) is a Dutch former football player and referee. He played professional football in the Dutch second division before taking up refereeing, officiating in the Dutch first division and international football.
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After playing youth football for Ajax Haverkort spent time at Eerste Divisie teams Telstar, SC Cambuur and Emmen.[1][2][3]
After retiring from playing Haverkort took up refereeing in 1995 getting to national league level in 1999. Haverkort earned a place on the FIFA International Referees List beginning in 2002,[4] serving as a fourth official in Euro 2004 qualifiers[5] and 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[6]
Haverkort retired from refereeing in 2011 to take up a management role for FC Groningen.[3]