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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Tammer | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1969 | ||
| 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) |
| 2000 | → Cambuur (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → ADO 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 | |||
Playing career
editTammer 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
editAfter 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
editClub
editHeerenveen[2]
- Eerste Divisie play-offs: 1992–93
- KNVB Cup runner-up: 1992–93
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heerenveen wint slag om Tammer, de overbodige van Belenenses". Trouw (in Dutch). 25 August 1992.
- ^ a b c "Vooruitblikken met: Erik Tammer". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Erik Tammer wil schadevergoeding van Osasuna". Trouw (in Dutch). 6 September 1996.
- ^ a b "Erik Tammer (1969)". KENTUDEZENOG (in Dutch). 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Tammer nieuwe scout NEC". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Erik Tammer treedt toe tot scoutingsteam". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 28 February 2018.
- ^ "FC Utrecht breidt zijn scoutingsteam uit met Tammer". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Jupiler League - Top scorers' list". Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Profile