Jeffrey J. D. Altheer (born 9 March 1987) is a Dutch retired professional

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, who played as a defender and

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Club career

Born in

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, Altheer began his career with

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; following a two-year loan spell with

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, he left Feyenoord at the end of the 2008–09 season following the expiry of his contract. He then signed for

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport () is a Dutch professional football club based in Helmond, North Brabant. Founded in 1967 following the acquisition of the professional license of , the club achieved promotion to the top-tier Eredivisie in 1982. After two seasons ...

in August 2009, on an amateur basis. He signed a three-year contract with

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

in May 2012 and joined Willem II in summer 2015. In April 2016 Altheer signed with

ASWH ASWH, short for Altijd Sterker Worden Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, is an association football club from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1929. It won section championships in 1949, 1959, 1961, 1970, 1883, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, a ...

, where he finished his football career in October that year. Since 2021, he plays for VV Lekkerkerk.

International career

Altheer was a Dutch youth international, representing Netherlands at under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels.

References

1987 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football midfielders Feyenoord players Excelsior Rotterdam players Helmond Sport players VVV-Venlo players Willem II Tilburg players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players ASWH players Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub