Orlando Wirht (born 25 May 1981) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Wirht played youth football for
FC Twente
Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...
and
Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...
.
He played one season in the
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...
for
Stormvogels Telstar
Sport Vereniging Argon is a Association football, football and basketball club from Mijdrecht, Netherlands. Its male first football squad plays in the Hoofdklasse.
History 20th century
The club was founded in 1971 as a merger of RKSV Stormvog ...
, making four appearances. As his contract was set to expire in June 2003, he trialled with
Iraklis
Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...
in May 2003 where compatriot
Regillio Vrede
Regilio Vrede (born 18 January 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Vrede made over 200 appearances for RKC Waalwijk, Roda JC, Iraklis Thessaloniki, FC Groningen and TOP Os ...
already played.
Earlier he had an unsuccessful trial with
Danish Superliga
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club
OB.
After failing to find a new club, Wirht played for
CSV Apeldoorn
Christelijke Sportvereniging Apeldoorn is a Dutch association football club from Apeldoorn, Gelderland. They are currently members of the Eerste Klasse, the sixth tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded in 1946.
History
I ...
in the lower tiers.
International career
He is a Netherlands youth international, having gained two caps for the
Netherlands U18 team.
References
External links
Voetbal International profile
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1981 births
Living people
People from Emmeloord
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Noordoostpolder
SC Telstar players
Eerste Divisie players
Men's association football defenders
CSV Apeldoorn players
FC Twente players
Go Ahead Eagles players
Netherlands men's youth international footballers