Erik Tammer

Erik Tammer
Personal information
Full name Erik Tammer
Date of birth (1969-06-29) 29 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Dayton Dutch Lions (owner)
Youth career
VV de Meeuwen
DSO/Ultrajectum
UVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Ajax 0 (0)
1989–1990 AZ 8 (4)
1990–1992 Excelsior 71 (47)
1992–1992 Belenenses 0 (0)
1992–1996 Heerenveen 101 (44)
1995–1998 Go Ahead Eagles 76 (44)
1998–2000 Sparta Rotterdam 40 (9)
2000Cambuur (loan) 9 (1)
2000–2001ADO Den Haag (loan) 17 (4)
2001–2003 Neptunus
2003–2004 Zwart-Wit '28
2004–2005 TONEGIDO
2005–2006 Jodan Boys
2006–2007 TONEGIDO
2007–2010 HBS Craeyenhout
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Tammer (born 29 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current co-owner of USL League Two club Dayton Dutch Lions.

Playing career

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Tammer played youth football with VV de Meeuwen, DSO/Ultrajectum, UVV and Ajax. He experienced his senior breakthrough at Excelsior, where he became the 1991–92 Eerste Divisie top goalscorer, and subsequently was mostly known for his stint with Heerenveen.[1] There, he reached promotion to the Eredivisie and during the same season reached the KNVB Cup final, which was eventually lost to his former club Ajax.[2]

Tammer also experienced success at Go Ahead Eagles, and almost made a move to Spanish club Osasuna. The transfer did not go through in the end, as representatives of Osasuna believed that Tammer had made negative comments about the club.[3][4] Tammer ended his professional career as a forward in 2001 after 322 games and 154 goals. After this, he continued playing at amateur level,[2] where he retired as part of HBS Craeyenhout in 2010, where he was also an assistant coach in his last season due to injuries.[4]

Retirement

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After his career, Tammer founded his own sports management company. In April 2006, he founded a job site for the sports industry with a partner. The purpose of the vacancy bank was to bring former professional athletes and the business community into contact with each other.[5]

In November 2009, Tammer became co-owner of the American association football clubs Dayton Dutch Lions and Houston Dutch Lions. He was also a scout for Heerenveen since 2013. From July 2015, he became a scout for Eredivisie club NEC.[5] Since July 2018, he became a scout for Utrecht.[6][7]

Honours

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Club

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Heerenveen[2]

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Heerenveen wint slag om Tammer, de overbodige van Belenenses". Trouw (in Dutch). 25 August 1992.
  2. ^ a b c "Vooruitblikken met: Erik Tammer". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 8 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Erik Tammer wil schadevergoeding van Osasuna". Trouw (in Dutch). 6 September 1996.
  4. ^ a b "Erik Tammer (1969)". KENTUDEZENOG (in Dutch). 8 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Tammer nieuwe scout NEC". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Erik Tammer treedt toe tot scoutingsteam". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 28 February 2018.
  7. ^ "FC Utrecht breidt zijn scoutingsteam uit met Tammer". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 28 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Jupiler League - Top scorers' list". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)
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