What is Rien van Haaften?
{{Infobox person | name = Rien van Haaften | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1950|7|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kapelle]], Netherlands | death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|10|30|72|df=y}} | death_place = [[Nijmegen]], Netherlands | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Dutch | occupation = referee | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Rien van Haaften''' (27 July 1950 – 30 October 2022) was a Dutch [[football]] [[referee]].<ref>[https://www.transfermarkt.com/rien-van-haaften/profil/schiedsrichter/7776 Rien van Haaften], transfermarkt.com</ref><ref name=ref1>{{cite web|url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/sport/10544643/je-moet-een-olifantenhuid-hebben-en-geen-olifantenoren |title='Je moet een olifantenhuid hebben en geen olifantenoren'|work=[[Omroep Zeeland]]|date=6 November 2007|access-date=2 November 2022|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/15085490/oud-profscheidsrechter-met-olifantenhuid-rien-van-haaften-overleden |title=Oud-profscheidsrechter met olifantenhuid Rien van Haaften overleden|work=[[Omroep Zeeland]]|date=2 November 2022|access-date=2 November 2022|language=nl}}</ref> Van Haaften was for 25 years football referee, including in the Dutch professional league. For a total of 46 years he was active in various arbitration roles.<ref name=ref3>{{cite web|url=https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/scheidsrechters/scheidsrechters/66874/oud-scheidsrechter-rien-van-haaften-overleden |title=OUD-SCHEIDSRECHTER RIEN VAN HAAFTEN OVERLEDEN|work=[[KNVB]]|date=1 November 2022|access-date=2 November 2022|language=nl}}</ref> He refereed almost 1050 matches, of which 741 in the national league, 207 in professional football and 148 in the premier league.<ref name=ref4 /> ==Biography== Van Haaften became a referee in 1976. He became a referee on the B-list in the Dutch professional league from 1 January 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010963421:mpeg21:a0232|title= Van Haaften fluit betaald