John Lammers (footballer)

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John Lammers
Lammers as Heracles Almelo manager in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Willem II 18 (0)
1984–1987 RKC 80 (42)
1987–1988 VVV 50 (17)
1988–1990
Toulon
31 (6)
1990–1995 NAC 165 (92)
1995–1996 Willem II 26 (9)
1996–1998 RKC 34 (3)
1998–2000 RBC 41 (19)
2000
Auckland Kingz
8 (0)
Total 433 (185)
Managerial career
2004 Achilles Veen
2011–2012 Excelsior
2012 Eindhoven
2014–2017 Vitesse (assistant)
2017–2019 Esbjerg fB
2022–2023 Heracles Almelo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johannes Gerardus Adrianus "John" Lammers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɟɔn ˈlɑmərs], is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.

Playing career

Lammers started his professional career in the 1982–83 season. He played as a

Auckland Kingz.[citation needed
]

Coaching career

After his active career he started to work as an assistant coach, and also served as striker coach at

SBV Excelsior as Alex Pastoor's aide at the small Rotterdam-based club. In June 2011, after the departure of Pastoor to NEC, he was promoted as head coach for the new season.[1] After one year to serve as head coach, he left Excelsior in charge of Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven. He signed a two-year contract with the club.[2]

In June 2017 he was named new head coach of Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB.[3] He was dismissed in September 2019.[4]

On 25 June 2022, Heracles Almelo appointed Lammers as head coach on a two-year deal with an option for another year, after the club had suffered relegation to the second-tier Eerste Divisie. In his first season in charge, Lammers gained the club promotion back to the top division. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Assistent Lammers promoveert tot hoofdcoach Excelsior". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. ^ "FC Eindhoven bereikt principe akkoord met John Lammers". FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Erfaren og udviklingsorienteret hollænder ny cheftræner i EfB". Esbjerg FB (in Danish). 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ Nøhr, Mikkel (16 September 2019). "Esbjerg fyrer John Lammers". bold.dk (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "John Lammers nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Heracles Almelo". Heracles (in Dutch). 25 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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