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Rob Witschge
Dutch former professional footballer (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Witschge (born 22 August 1966) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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![]() Witschge in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Witschge | ||
Date of birth | (1966-08-22) 22 August 1966 (age 57) | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
SDW | |||
Ajax | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1989 | Ajax | 92 | (13) |
1989–1990 | Saint-Étienne | 51 | (11) |
1991–1996 | Feyenoord | 160 | (25) |
1996–1997 | Utrecht | 29 | (1) |
1998–1999 | Ittihad | ||
Total | 332 | (50) | |
International career | |||
1989–1995 | Netherlands | 30 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Haarlem (assistant) | ||
2002–2004 | ADO'20 | ||
2004–2008 | Netherlands (assistant) | ||
2008–2009 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He spent most of his 14-year professional career with Feyenoord, but started out at Ajax, amassing Eredivisie totals of 281 matches and 39 goals.
Witschge represented the Dutch national team in the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1992.