David Witteveen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Witteveen

| fullname = David Witteveen

| image= Witteveen, David HoM 09-10 WP.JPG

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Varese, Italy

| height = {{height|m=1.90}}

| currentclub = SV Lackenbach

| clubnumber = 9

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = 1991–1995

| youthclubs1 = ATSV Mattighofen

| youthyears2 = 1995–2003|youthclubs2=SV Spittal

| youthyears3 = 2003

| youthclubs3 =→ SV Lendorf (loan)

| years1 = 2003–2006 | clubs1 = SV Spittal | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2006–2009 | clubs2 = Red Bull Salzburg II | caps2 = 25 | goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = → WAC St. Andrä (loan) | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 14

| years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = Heart of Midlothian | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010 | clubs5 = → Greenock Morton (loan) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2010 | clubs6 = → Dundee (loan) | caps6=5 | goals6=1

| years7 = 2011 | clubs7 = Stirling Albion (trialist) | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = SV Horn | caps8 = 0 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011–2012 | clubs9 = FC Lustenau | caps9 = 21 | goals9 = 7

| years10 = 2012–2013 | clubs10 = SV Grödig | caps10 = 31 | goals10 = 17

| years11 = 2013–2014 | clubs11 = Wiener Neustadt | caps11 = 22 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2014–2015 | clubs12 = Kapfenberger SV | caps12 = 24 | goals12 = 10

| years13 = 2015–2021 | clubs13 = Ritzing | caps13 = 137 | goals13 = 96

| years14 = 2022– | clubs14 = SV Lackenbach | caps14 = 29 | goals14 = 23

| pcupdate = 18:00, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

| manageryears1 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs1 = SC Oberpullendorf (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs2 = Ritzing (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2017–2019

| managerclubs3 = Ritzing II

}}

David Witteveen (born 5 May 1985){{cite news|url=http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/david-witteveen-hearts_2241487_48438|title=Player Profile – David Witteveen|publisher=Hearts F.C.|access-date=3 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405120419/http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/articles/david-witteveen-hearts_2241487_48438|archive-date=5 April 2010|url-status=dead}} is an Austrian footballer. He plays as a striker and is currently playing for SV Lackenbach.

Career

Witteveen had spells at Austrian sides Red Bull Salzburg and WAC St. Andrä. He played for Salzburg's second string in the Austrian Erste Liga and for St. Andrä in the Regionalliga Mitte.

Witteveen signed for Scottish Premier League side Hearts in July 2009.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/8155073.stm|title=Witteveen completes Hearts move|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 July 2009}} During the week leading up to his signing, the player had participated in friendly matches during their pre-season tour of Germany. He scored his only goal for Hearts in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers, their first home game of the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8210740.stm|title=Hearts 1–2 Rangers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 August 2009|access-date=10 February 2010}}

Witteveen did not make any first team appearances for Hearts after Jim Jefferies returned as manager in January 2010. He was loaned to First Division side Greenock Morton in March 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/morton/8590693.stm|title=Hearts striker David Witteveen heads for Morton on loan |publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 March 2010|access-date=27 March 2010}} On 3 April 2010, he scored a hat trick for Morton in a 3–3 draw against Queen of the South. He continued with goals against Dundee and Ross County.{{cite news |url=http://qosfc.com/HeadlineNews/ViewFullStory/tabid/151/selectmoduleid/498/ArticleID/1149/reftab/36/Default.aspx|title=Morton v QoS match report|publisher=Queen of the South F.C.|access-date=3 April 2010|date=3 April 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

On 27 August 2010, Witteveen joined another First Division side, Dundee, on a three-month loan deal.{{cite news|url=http://www.thedees.co.uk/news_detail.asp?newsid=1154|publisher=Dundee F.C.|access-date=30 October 2010|title=Dark Blues add striker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326090044/http://www.thedees.co.uk/news_detail.asp?newsid=1154|archive-date=26 March 2012|url-status=usurped}}

After completing his loan at Dundee, he began negotiating his exit from Tynecastle and was in discussions with Major League Soccer officials about a potential move to the United States.{{cite news |url= http://sport.scotsman.com/heartofmidlothianfc/Witteveen-mulls-Hearts-exit-strategy.6680104.jp|work=The Scotsman|date=5 January 2011|access-date=7 January 2011|title=Witteveen mulls Hearts exit strategy|first=Barry|last=Anderson}}

After Stirling Albion were hit by an illness crisis, he agreed to play for them as one of their two permitted trialists on 2 January 2011 in a league match against Falkirk.{{cite news |url= http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/sfl/2011/01/02/division-one-falkirk-v-stirling-albion-preview-86908-22821828/|publisher=Daily Record |access-date=2 January 2011 |title=Division One: Falkirk v Stirling Albion preview}} He scored for Stirling in this game.{{cite news |url= http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/football/first/live-scores/3283984/|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=2 January 2011|access-date=2 January 2011 |title=Division One: Falkirk v Stirling Albion}}

In January 2011, Witteveen returned home to sign for Austrian Regional League East side SV Horn.{{cite news|url=http://www.svhorn.at/?news_id=638|title=Zwei neue Stürmer|publisher=SV Horn|language=German|date=4 January 2011|access-date=1 May 2011}}

On 24 June 2011, Witteveen joined Austrian second division side FC Lustenau,{{cite news|url=http://austrianindependent.com/news/Sports/2011-06-17/8007/Arnautovic_gains_undesired_fame_in_UK-newentry|title=Arnautovic gains undesired fame in UK|work=Austrian Independent|date=27 June 2011|access-date=30 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103037/http://austrianindependent.com/news/Sports/2011-06-17/8007/Arnautovic_gains_undesired_fame_in_UK-newentry|archive-date=16 January 2014|url-status=dead}} he played there for a season before joining SV Grödig. After a series of good performances with SV Grödig, he was offered a contract from Austrian Bundesliga side SC Wiener Neustadt, and agreed to a two-year deal in June 2013.

After just one season he was released and moved to Kapfenberger SV.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/david-witteveen/35817/|website=Soccerway|access-date=26 October 2018|title=Austria – D. Witteveen}} Despite scoring 10 goals in 24 league games for Kapfenberger, he was released and signed for Ritzing.{{cite web|url=https://vereine.fussballoesterreich.at/ScRitzing/Spielbericht/?Ritzing-vs-Neudoerfl&:s=2118446|title=Ritzing 4:2 (2:1) Neudörfl|date=9 June 2018|access-date=26 October 2018|language=German|website=fussballoesterreich.at}}

In January 2022, he moved to SV Lackenbach.[https://www.bvz.at/sport/oberpullendorf/2-liga-mitte-lackenbach-zuendete-den-transferknaller-lackenbach-sv-lackenbach-manuel-halper-david-witteveen-manuel-salaba-print-310725520 Lackenbach zündete den Transferknaller], bvz.at, 28 January 2022

References

External links

{{soccerbase|51725}}
{{soccerbase|58123}} (First match for Stirling as trialist)
[https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Spieler/281719?David-Witteveen David Witteveen] player profile at ÖFB
[https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Trainer/1142111?David-Witteveen David Witteveen] manager profile at ÖFB

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Varese

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Austrian men's footballers

Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players

Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players

Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players

Category:Dundee F.C. players

Category:Stirling Albion F.C. players

Category:FC Lustenau 07 players

Category:1. Wiener Neustädter SC players