1987–1988 VVV-Venlo Current team FC Eindhoven 1984–1987 RKC Waalwijk Height 1.78 m | 1982–1984 Willem II Role Football player Years Team Name John Lammers | |
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Date of birth (1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth Tilburg, Netherlands | ||
Johannes Gerardus Adrianus (John) Lammers ( [ˈdʒɔn ˈlɑ.mərs], born 11 December 1963 in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football (soccer) striker from the Netherlands, and current manager of Danish club Esbjerg fB.
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Playing career
Lammers started his professional career in the 1982–83 season. He played for Willem II Tilburg, RKC Waalwijk, VVV-Venlo, Toulon, NAC Breda, RBC Roosendaal and New Zealand club Auckland Kingz.
Coaching career
After his active career he started to work as an assistant coach, and also served as striker coach at Feyenoord Rotterdam's youth complex. He was subsequently signed by SBV Excelsior as Alex Pastoor's aide at the small Rotterdam-based club. In June 2011, after the departure of Pastoor to NEC Nijmegen, he was promoted as head coach for the new season. 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.
In June 2017 he was named new manager of Danish club Esbjerg fB.