John Heitinga é um zagueiro holandês, vice-campeão mundial em 2010, que jogou por Ajax, Atlético de Madrid, Everton e Fulham e fez 87 jogos pela Holanda.
John Heitinga
John Heitinga was born in Alphen aan den Rijn, in the Netherlands, on November 15, 1983. A defender and midfielder, he became known for his physical strength and defensive consistency, and played for Ajax, Atlético Madrid, Everton, and Fulham. Trained at Ajax, he made his first-team debut in 2001 and won the Dutch Championship in 2003–04 and the Dutch Cup in 2006 and 2007. After the Amsterdam club, he played for Atlético Madrid and then Everton, where he had a long spell in the Premier League. For the Dutch national team, he played 87 matches and scored 7 goals. He competed in the World Cups of 2006 and 2010, as well as the Eurocups of 2008 and 2012. In the 2010 World Cup final against Spain, he was sent off in extra time, in a match that ended with a 1-0 defeat for the Netherlands.