 He played in the Dutch, German and Austrian football leagues, having played with HFC Haarlem, De Graafschap, KFC Uerdingen 05, SSV Ulm 1846, SW Bregenz, FC Utrecht and RKC Waalwijk, ADO Den Haag and AGOVV Apeldoorn.He won the KNVB Cup twice with Utrecht in 2003 and 2004, and subsequently played in the UEFA Cup.In May 2010, van de Haar signed a two and a half year contract to play for the new American team Dayton Dutch Lions in the USL Premier Development League.