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: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

, and later played two seasons for

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

. 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 Nov ...

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

, 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 sixth-tier Eerste Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...

, an amateur team playing in the Topklasse, 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 SV Spakenburg is a Dutch football club based in Bunschoten. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Tweede Divisie. It shares a football rivalry with IJsselmeervogels that is also from Bunschoten-Spakenburg. History The club was fo ...

with 3-0 and 0–2. In 2016, Ditewig moved to MVV Alcides. From the 2018–19 season he played for

ONS Sneek ONS BOSO Sneek is a Dutch football club from Sneek, playing in the Derde Divisie. 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 ...

. He retired from football in September 2019.

Outside football

Besides football, Ditewig is a sports masseur and studied

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at the Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen.

References

External links

Achilles '29.nl
* Voetbal International
Barry Ditewig
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ditewig, Barry 1977 births Living people People 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)