Pierre de Wit
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Pierre Marcel de Wit is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 footballer, who plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...

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Early life

Pierre was born in Köln
KOLN
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 to Lothar and Monika de Wit, he grew up in the suburban Chorweiler
Chorweiler
Chorweiler is the Sixth city district of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the district of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the quarter of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s...

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Career

De Wit began his career 1992 with SC Köln Weiler Volkhoven and was in 2005 scouted by Bayer 04 Leverkusen. After one year in the A-Youth (U-19) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he was promoted to the Regionalliga
Regionalliga
Regionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...

 team, and earned his first professional games. In July 2007 he was called for the Bundesliga team of Bayer 04. He gave his debut on 8 November 2006 in 1:3 win over VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...

. After the season, de Wit left Bayer 04 Leverkusen and joined VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...

 on loan. He played for VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...

 for two years, earing 47 caps, and scoring five goals. On 30 June 2009, returned to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. After his return played only for Leverkusen's the reserve team. On 3 December 2009, he announced his signing with 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...

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Personal life

He is married to Turkish-German girl Sevgi Özdamar. The couple has a daughter - Amelie, born in May 2011. Pierre's uncle is former 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

 player Dirk de Wit.
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