Erik Tammer

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.

Erik Tammer
Personal information
Full name Erik Tammer
Date of birth (1969-06-29) 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

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

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

Club

Heerenveen[2]

Individual

References
  1. "Heerenveen wint slag om Tammer, de overbodige van Belenenses". Trouw (in Dutch). 25 August 1992.
  2. "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. "Erik Tammer (1969)". KENTUDEZENOG (in Dutch). 8 July 2012.
  5. "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 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2010-10-30. Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)
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