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Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n professional footballer. He plays as a striker for FC Lustenau.

Career

Witteveen had spells at Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n sides Red Bull Salzburg and WAC St. Andrä

WAC St. Andrä

WAC / ST. Andrä are an Austrian association footballclub founded in 2007 playing in the Austrian Regional League Central during 2008/2009 season....

. He played for Salzburg's second string in the Austrian Erste Liga and for St. Andrä in the Regionalliga Mitte

Austrian Regional League Central

The Austrian Regional League Central is a third-tier division of Austrian football re-introduced in the 1994–95 season. It covers the Austrian states of Carinthia , Styria and Upper Austria.The teams competing in the 2009–10 season are:...

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Witteveen signed for Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 side Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

 in 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 first goal for Hearts in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

, their first home game of the 2009–10 season.

Witteveen did not make any first team appearances for Hearts after Jim Jefferies

Jim Jefferies

James "Jim" Jefferies is a Scottish football former player and manager. Jefferies played for Heart of Midlothian for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup...

 returned as manager in January 2010. He was loaned to First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

 side Greenock Morton

Greenock Morton F.C.

Greenock Morton Football Club are a Scottish professional football club, who currently play in the Scottish Football League First Division. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs....

 in March 2010. On 3 April 2010 he scored a hat trick for Morton in a 3–3 draw against Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

 club Queen of the South

Queen of the South F.C.

Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...

. He continued with goals against Dundee

Dundee F.C.

Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

 and Ross County

Ross County F.C.

Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...

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On 27 August 2010, Witteveen joined First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

 side Dundee

Dundee F.C.

Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...

 on a three month loan deal from Hearts.

After completing his loan at Dundee, he began negotiating his exit from Tynecastle and was in discussions with Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 officials about a potential move to the United States.

After Stirling Albion

Stirling Albion F.C.

Stirling Albion F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. The club are nicknamed The Binos . They play at Doubletree Dunblane Stadium in Stirling, on the outskirts of the city near the River Forth...

 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. He scored for Stirling in this game.

In January 2011, Witteveen returned home to sign for Austrian Regional League East

Austrian Regional League East

The Austrian Regional League East is a third-tier division of Austrian football re-introduced in the 1984-85 season. It covers the Austrian states of Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna.The teams competing in the 2008-09 season are:*FAC Team für Wien...

 side SV Horn

SV Horn

SV Horn is an Austrian association football club playing in the city of Horn.The club plays in the Austrian Regional League. The team was champion of the Landesliga Niederösterreich in 1991, 1998 and 2007. In 2008, SV Horn won the Austrian Cup by beating SV Feldkirchen in the final...

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On June 24 2011, Witteveen decided to join Austrian second-league side FC Lustenau

External links

• TransferMarkt.de profile (First match for Stirling as trialist)