Juan José Viedma Schenkhuizen (born 27 October 1974), known as Viedma, is a Dutch retired
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder or a
central defender
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Viedma was born in
Heemskerk,
North Holland
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. During his career, the son of a
Spanish immigrant
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represented in his country
NEC Nijmegen
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,
RBC Roosendaal (promoting to the
Eredivisie
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in
his debut season) and
FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion.
The club builds on former c ...
, still playing afterwards with
VV Katwijk
Voetbal Vereniging Katwijk is a Dutch football team founded in 1939, based in Katwijk, currently competing in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.
History
Katwijk have become Dutch amateur champions, by winning the overall Topklasse title in 2012–13. As ...
and
FC Uitgeest at amateur level; both
major divisions combined, he appeared in 140 matches and scored four times.
During five years, Viedma competed in his ancestor's homeland with
SD Compostela
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, amassing
La Liga
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totals of 41 games and two goals
in his first two seasons. The rest was spent in the
second tier, being used almost exclusively as a backup.
References
External links
Stats at Voetbal International
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1974 births
Living people
People from Heemskerk
Dutch people of Spanish descent
Dutch footballers
Men's association football defenders
Men's association football midfielders
Eerste Divisie players
Eredivisie players
NEC Nijmegen players
RBC Roosendaal players
Almere City FC players
VV Katwijk players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
SD Compostela footballers
Dutch expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Footballers from North Holland