Barry Ditewig

{{Short description|Dutch footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Barry Ditewig

| image =

| fullname = Barry Ditewig

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Veenendaal, Netherlands

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = VRC

| youthyears2 = 1995–1996

| youthclubs2 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 1996–1999 |clubs1 = DOVO |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1999–2002 |clubs2 = Heerenveen |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2004 |clubs3 = Emmen |caps3 = 65 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004 |clubs4 = SC Joure |caps4 = |goals4 =

| years5 = 2005–2009 |clubs5 = Veendam |caps5 = 157 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010 |clubs6 = ADO Den Haag |caps6 = 20 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2010–2013 |clubs7 = Achilles '29 |caps7 = 89 |goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2013–2016 |clubs8 = Spakenburg |caps8 = 87 |goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2016–2017 |clubs9 = MVV Alcides |caps9 = |goals9 =

| years10 = 2017–2019 |clubs10 = ONS Sneek |caps10 = 55 |goals10 = 0

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Barry Ditewig ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɑri ˈditəʋɪx}}; born 14 October 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Ditewig started his career at SC Heerenveen, and later played two seasons for FC Emmen. After the two seasons in Drenthe 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, whose had trouble finding keepers, chose to sign Ditewig.{{cite news |title=Ditewig verlicht personele problemen ADO |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=83599 |newspaper=Voetbalzone.nl |language=nl |date=7 August 2009 |access-date=30 September 2010}}

In 2010, Ditewig signed with Achilles '29, 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 with 3-0 and 0–2.

In 2016, Ditewig moved to MVV Alcides. From the 2018–19 season he played for ONS Sneek. He retired from football in September 2019.{{cite news |title=Voormalige Veendam-keeper Ditewig hangt handschoenen definitief aan de wilgen |url=https://www.rtvnoord.nl/nieuws/212553/Voormalige-Veendam-keeper-Ditewig-hangt-handschoenen-definitief-aan-de-wilgen |access-date=30 October 2020 |work=RTV Noord |date=5 September 2019 |language=nl}}

Outside football

Besides football, Ditewig is a sports masseur and studied physical therapy at the Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen.

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