Harry Decheiver (born 8 March 1970) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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in the Netherlands and Germany. After having played four seasons for

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(1986–1990) he served

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(1990–1991),

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

(1991–1994), Go Ahead Eagles (1995),

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(1995–1997),

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(1997) and, finally,

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(1997–1999). He retired early due to injury.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Decheiver joined

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side

from

in winter 1995 for a reported transfer fee of DM 700,000, signing a contract until 1997. Upon his arrival, the club ranked last in the Bundesliga table but finished the

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in 11th spot with Decheiver contributing 11 goals. Two of these goals came in March 1996 as Freiburg managed a rare win against

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. In March 1997, Decheiver agreed to the termination of his contract parting in anger with the club. He had been criticised for his lack of defensive work while his teammates had accused him of "arrogant und provocative" behaviour and spoken out in favour of his rivals

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and Uwe Spies. Freiburg was relegated from the

at the end of 1996–97 season. During his time at Freiburg, he was nicknamed "Knipser" and scored a total of 21 goals in 49 appearances for the club across all competitions.

Utrecht

In April 1997, Decheiver surprisingly returned to the Netherlands joining

. He rejected offers from

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, and

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. He signed a four-year contract.

Borussia Dortmund

In November 1997, Decheiver signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with

. The transfer fee paid to Utrecht was reported as DM2.7 million.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund * Intercontinental Cup:

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