Lars Veldwijk was arrested in the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday for driving under the influence. His club Suwon City is considering terminating the 31-year-old striker’s contract with immediate effect.
Veldwijk would have been arrested on Monday at 4 a.m. local time. After the police found during a breath test that the footballer had drunk too much, his driver’s license was confiscated.
Suwon City may soon say goodbye to Veldwijk. Last year, competitor Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors terminated player Takahiro Kunimoto’s contract for driving under the influence.
Suwon City director Choi Soon-ho informed the South Korean press that Veldwijk has indeed been arrested. “Driving under the influence is a criminal offense and unacceptable in my opinion,” said the driver. “A precedent has been set in Kunimoto’s case at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.”
Veldwijk has been playing for Suwon City since the summer of 2020. Before that he was active for half a year at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The seven-time South African international is still with Suwon City until the end of 2024.
The attacker played in the Netherlands for Excelsior, PEC Zwolle, FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam, among others. He previously had a relationship with presenter Monica Geuze.
2023-08-07 12:39:55
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