Juan Viedma Schenkhuizen
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Juan José Viedma Schenkhuizen (born 27 October 1974 in Heemskerk
, North Holland
), known as Viedma, is a retired Spanish
-Dutch
footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
During his career Viedma, the son of a Spanish
immigrant, represented, in his country, NEC Nijmegen (1994–96), RBC Roosendaal (2001–05, promoting to the Eredivisie
in his debut season) and FC Omniworld
(2005–08), still playing afterwards with FC Uitgeest at amateur level. Both major divisions
combined, he played 137 matches and scored four times.
For five years (1996–2001), Viedma played in his ancestor's homeland, with SD Compostela
, amassing 41 La Liga
appearances with two goals in his first two seasons – the rest was spent in the second division
, being used almost exclusively as a backup.
Heemskerk
Heemskerk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Local government:The municipal council of Heemskerk consists of 25 seats, which are divided as follows:* PvdA - 5 seats* CDA - 5 seats* VVD - 5 seats...
, North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
), known as Viedma, is a retired Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
-Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
During his career Viedma, the son of a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
immigrant, represented, in his country, NEC Nijmegen (1994–96), RBC Roosendaal (2001–05, promoting to the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in his debut season) and FC Omniworld
FC Omniworld
Almere City Football Club is a Dutch football club. The club was founded in 2001, and is an expression of the ambitions of the city council of Almere to play an active role in top sports. To that end, a sports club was formed, which now comprises a volleyball branch, a basketball branch and a...
(2005–08), still playing afterwards with FC Uitgeest at amateur level. Both major divisions
Dutch football league system
The Dutch football league consists of two fully professional leagues one semi-professional level and seven levels of amateur football leagues, the highest of which is called Hoofdklasse...
combined, he played 137 matches and scored four times.
For five years (1996–2001), Viedma played in his ancestor's homeland, with SD Compostela
SD Compostela
Sociedade Deportiva Compostela also known as Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 26 June 1962, it currently plays in Preferente Autonómica.-History:...
, amassing 41 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
appearances with two goals in his first two seasons – the rest was spent in the second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
, being used almost exclusively as a backup.