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
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]