Dana Matthew Veth (born 1 September 1987) is a Bahamian former footballer.
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Castle FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Bowling Green Falcons | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | UMM Cougar | 35 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Bahamas U20[1] | 6 | (1) |
| 2007 | Bahamas U23[2] | 3 | (1) |
| 2008– | Bahamas[3] | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | BFA National Academy | ||
| 2008 | Blaine Tiger Tales Bengals | ||
| 2010–2013 | Spring Hill Badgers (Assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editVeth was born in the Bahamas but has dual American-Bahamian citizenship. His father is from Minnesota, his mother is Bahamian.
Club career
editHe played one season for the Bowling Green Falcons, then transferred to UW-Green Bay in the off-season. The following year he joined the University of Minnesota Morris team. Veth also worked at the 2010 Total Performance Soccer Camp in Minnesota.
International career
editWhen 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
editIn September 2010 was named as the assistant coach of the Spring Hill Badgers Women Soccer team.[7]
References
edit- ^ 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[permanent dead link] - ABC Newspapers
- ^ Dana Veth - Bahamas - Caribbean Football
- ^ Dana Veth – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Dana Veth - Assistant Coach - 1st Season". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
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