Robert "Rob" Reekers (born 7 May 1966) is a retired Dutch footballer[1] who played in the Netherlands for FC Twente and in Germany for ASC Schöppingen, VfL Bochum and FC Gütersloh. He earned four caps for the Dutch national side between 1988 and 1989. After retiring as a player in 2000, Reekers has managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC Gütersloh and SuS Stadtlohn.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Reekers | ||
Date of birth | (1966-05-07) 7 May 1966 (age 56) | ||
Place of birth | Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1974–1981 | KVV Losser | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | KVV Losser | ||
1982–1985 | FC Twente II | ||
1985–1986 | ASC Schöppingen | ||
1986–1995 | VfL Bochum | 242 | (8) |
1995–2000 | FC Gütersloh | 90 | (0) |
National team | |||
1988–1989 | Netherlands | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2000–2003 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
2003–2004 | FC Gütersloh | ||
2006–2008 | SuS Stadtlohn | ||
2008–2009 | Neftchi Baku PFC (assistant) | ||
2009–2012 | FC Augsburg (assistant) | ||
2012– | Hertha BSC (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Reekers worked by the end of June 2009 to June 2012 as Assistant coach of Jos Luhukay at FC Augsburg. For the 2012–13 season, he moved with him to Hertha BSC.[2]
Reekers is one of a small number of Dutch footballers to be selected for the Dutch national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie. The others capped players are Jordi Cruyff, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Willi Lippens, Wim Hofkens, Nathan Aké, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Javairô Dilrosun.
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