Jeroen Lambers Explained

Jeroen Lambers
Birth Date:20 October 1980
Birth Place:Zwartemeer, Netherlands
Height:1.90 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2003–2006
Years2:2006–2007
Years3:2007–2010
Years4:2010–2013
Clubs3:Veendam
Clubs4:WKE
Caps1:8
Caps2:9
Caps3:14
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0

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. 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.[1]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: The Herald. Wilson, Mark. A joiner turns his hand to 'keeping. 6 November 2006.
  2. Web site: Jeroen Lamvers (1980) . Kent U Deze Nog? . 8 February 2021 . nl . 12 November 2017.