Harry Decheiver

Harry Decheiver (born 8 March 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Netherlands and Germany.[1]

Harry Decheiver
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-03-08) 8 March 1970
Place of birth Deventer, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Go Ahead Eagles 92 (25)
1990–1991 Heerenveen 30 (4)
1991–1995 RKC 62 (33)
1995–1996 Go Ahead Eagles 27 (15)
1996–1997 SC Freiburg 41 (17)
1997 Utrecht 12 (8)
1997–1999 Borussia Dortmund 8 (3)
Total 282 (105)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After having played four seasons for Go Ahead Eagles (1986–1990) he served SC Heerenveen (1990–1991), RKC Waalwijk (1991–1994), Go Ahead Eagles (1995), SC Freiburg (1995–1997), FC Utrecht (1997) and, finally, Borussia Dortmund (1997–1999). He retired early due to injury.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Decheiver joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from Go Ahead Eagles in winter 1995 for a reported transfer fee of DM 700,000, signing a contract until 1997.[2][3] Upon his arrival, the club ranked last in the Bundesliga table but finished the season in 11th spot with Decheiver contributing 11 goals.[4][5] Two of these goals came in March 1996 as Freiburg managed a rare win against Bayern Munich.[4][5] In March 1997, Decheiver agreed to the termination of his contract parting in anger with the club. He had been criticised for his lack of defensive work while his teammates had accused him of "arrogant und provocative" behaviour and spoken out in favour of his rivals Uwe Wassmer and Uwe Spies. Freiburg was relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of 1996–97 season.[6] During his time at Freiburg, he was nicknamed "Knipser" and scored a total of 21 goals in 49 appearances for the club across all competitions.[7]

Utrecht

In April 1997, Decheiver surprisingly returned to the Netherlands joining FC Utrecht. He rejected offers from 1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, and SBV Vitesse.[8] He signed a four-year contract.[9]

Borussia Dortmund

In November 1997, Decheiver signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[10] The transfer fee paid to Utrecht was reported as DM2.7 million.[11]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. "Decheiver, Harry" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. "Dortmunds Abstieg wäre eine filmreife Geschichte". 11Freunde (in German). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "Harry Decheiver, der Glücksgriff". Die Welt (in German). 11 March 1996. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. Frey, Andreas (16 May 2015). "Tipps von Harry Decheiver: So knipst man die Bayern weg". Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. "Der "Knipser" stellt die Bayern kalt". SWR (in German). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. Wulzinger, Michael (10 March 1997). "Abschied von Decheiver". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German) (57). p. 24.
  7. Knippenkötter, Michael (18 February 2012). "Decheiver: "Dortmund ist heute besser als Bayern". tz (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. Krabbendam, Martijn (19 April 1997). "Decheiver laat zich leiden door gevoel". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. "Decheiver tekent voor vier jaar bij Utrecht". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 19 April 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. "Decheiver tekent voor 3,5 jaar bij Borussia Dortmund". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 15 November 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. "Nach Pfiffen zum Sieg". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German) (266). 19 November 1997. p. 44.


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