Dana Veth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dana Matthew Veth | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Castle FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Bowling Green Falcons | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | UMM Cougar | 35 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | Bahamas U-20[1] | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Bahamas U-23[2] | 3 | (1) |
| 2008– | Bahamas[3] | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | BFA National Academy | ||
| 2008 | Blaine Tiger Tales Bengals | ||
| 2010–2013 | Spring Hill Badgers (Assistant coach) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dana Matthew Veth (born 1 September 1987 in Nassau) is a former Bahamian footballer, who currently works as an Financial Counselor at Spring Hill College.
Early life
Veth was born in the Bahamas but has dual American-Bahamian citizenship. His father is from Minnesota, his mother is Bahamian.
Club career
He played one season for the Bowling Green Falcons, then transferred to UW-Green Bay in the off season. The following year he teamed up with the UMM Cougars in 2007. Veth also worked at the 2010 Total Performance Soccer Camp in Minnesota.
International career
When still at Blaine High School, Veth earned a call-up to the Bahamas U-20 team.[4]
Veth made his debut for the Bahamas in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands.[5] He also played in the return match, making it two caps in total, scoring no goals.[6]
In 2011, Veth joined the national team once again to compete in preliminary World Cup qualifying rounds. As captain, he led the team to two victories over Turks and Caicos Islands national football team. Even though the team earned a place to advance, the country decided to opt out of further competition, ending their World Cup run.
Coaching career
In September 2010 was named as the Assistant coach of the Spring Hill Badgers Women Soccer team.[7]
References
- ↑ CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap
- ↑ Bahamian U-23 Men Stun Jamaica
- ↑ Dana Veth at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Blaine senior Dana Veth is Bahamas bound as a national team U20 soccer player - ABC Newspapers
- ↑ Dana Veth - Bahamas - Caribbean Football
- ↑ Dana Veth – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Dana Veth - Assistant Coach - 1st Season