Barry Ditewig (; born 14 October 1977) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Ditewig started his career at

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

, and later played two seasons for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

. After the two seasons in

Drenthe Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Jan ...

and a short spell at amateur club SC Joure, he went to play five successful seasons for

BV Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 ...

where he was the first goalkeeper. However, in 2009, he was told that his contract would not be extended. He chose to play for Team VVCS, a team that tries to earn players without a contract another club. After some good performances,

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

, whose had trouble finding keepers, chose to sign Ditewig. In 2010, Ditewig signed with

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and ...

, an amateur team playing in the

Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; ), formerly known as Topklasse (; ), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league is placed between the Tweede Div ...

, the new third division in Dutch football. Ditewig won in his second season this Topklasse and the title of best amateur club of the Netherlands against

SV Spakenburg Sportvereniging Spakenburg is a association football, football club based in Bunschoten, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands, that competes in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 15 Augu ...

with 3-0 and 0–2. In 2016, Ditewig moved to

MVV Alcides Meppeler Voetbalvereniging Alcides is a football club from Meppel, Netherlands. The club, founded in 1907, is currently playing in the Eerste Klasse, the third highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands. History During its first 100 y ...

. From the 2018–19 season he played for

ONS Sneek ONS Sneek is a Dutch football club from Sneek. Club history 20th century: Foundation and move Oranje Nassau Sneek was founded on 4 April 1932 and initially played its matches at the Sportpark Leeuwarderweg. In 1973, it moved to Zuidersportpark. ...

. He retired from football in September 2019.

Outside football

Besides football, Ditewig is a sports masseur and studied

physical therapy Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through patient education, physical intervention, disease preventio ...

at the Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen.

References

External links

Achilles '29.nl
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Voetbal International ''Voetbal International'' (VI) is a Dutch football magazine. It is the oldest Dutch football magazine that is still running. History and profile ''Voetbal International'' was established in 1965. VI was one of the founding members of ESM. It l ...

Barry Ditewig
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ditewig, Barry 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Veenendaal Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch men's footballers VV DOVO players SC Heerenveen players FC Emmen players SC Veendam players ADO Den Haag players Achilles '29 players SV Spakenburg players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players ONS Sneek players Footballers from Utrecht (province)