Career
He played most of his 14-year professional career with Feyenoord, but started out at Ajax, amassing Eredivisie totals of 309 games and 39 goals. Witschge represented Holland in one World Cup and one European Championship. After one weak final year with Feyenoord – 13 games, no goals – the 30-year-old moved to Football Club Utrecht, retiring in 1999 after one season with Saudi Arabia"s Ittihad Football Club. In 2001 Witschge took up coaching, being named assistant of Marco van Basten and John van "t Schip at the national team in 2004.
Four years later he rejoined the pair at Ajax, again as assistant.