Joop Lankhaar
Dutch footballer and manager

Joep Lankhaar (born 12 September 1966 in Alphen aan den Rijn) is a Dutch former footballer.
Club career
Lankhaar played for FC Den Haag, who signed him from amateur club ARC, and Dordrecht'90 in the Netherlands as well as Racing Mechelen and Lierse in Belgium.
International career
He made one appearance for the Netherlands national football team in the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying campaign in a 3-0 win over Greece on 16 December 1987 in Rhodes.
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