Jeroen Lambers
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | October 20, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Zwartemeer, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Groningen | 8 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Falkirk | 9 | (0) |
2007–2010 | Veendam | 14 | (0) |
2010–2013 | WKE | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jeroen Lambers (born 20 October 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper
Career[]
Lambers began playing football with Groningen after being scouted as a 17-year-old at his local club VV Zwartermeer.[1] After seven years as a reserve goalkeeper in Groningen, Lambers had a successful trial with Falkirk and signed for the Scottish Premier League club in 2006.[2]
Lambers returned to the Netherlands in 2007 after losing his starting spot in Falkirk to Kasper Schmeichel. Instead, he signed with Veendam where he was mostly a backup to Barry Ditewig. After playing some years in the lower leagues for WKE and VV Zwartemeer, he retired from football 2016 due to a bacterial infection in his knee.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Jeroen Lamvers (1980)" (in Dutch). Kent U Deze Nog?. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (6 November 2006). "A joiner turns his hand to 'keeping". The Herald.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- FC Groningen players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Scottish Premier League players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- SC Veendam players
- WKE players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Emmen, Netherlands
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Dutch football goalkeeper stubs