Rob Reekers
Birth date7 May 1966 (age 60)
Birth placeEnschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
PositionDefender
Youthyears 11974–1981
Youthclubs 1KVV Losser
Years 11981–1982
Clubs 1KVV Losser
Years 21982–1985
Clubs 2FC Twente II
Years 31985–1986
Clubs 3ASC Schöppingen
Years 41986–1995
Clubs 4VfL Bochum
Caps 4242
Goals 48
Years 51995–2000
Clubs 5FC Gütersloh
Caps 590
Goals 50
Nationalyears 11988–1989
Nationalteam 1Netherlands
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10
Manageryears 12000–2003
Managerclubs 1Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Manageryears 22003–2004
Managerclubs 2FC Gütersloh
Manageryears 32006–2008
Managerclubs 3SuS Stadtlohn
Manageryears 42008–2009
Managerclubs 4Neftchi Baku PFC (assistant)
Manageryears 52009–2012
Managerclubs 5FC Augsburg (assistant)
Manageryears 62012–
Managerclubs 6Hertha BSC (assistant)

Robert Reekers (born 7 May 1966) is a Dutch retired 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 Netherlands national side between 1988 and 1989. After retiring as a player in 2000, Reekers has managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC Gütersloh and SuS Stadtlohn.

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 Netherlands national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie. The other capped players are Jordi Cruyff, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Willi Lippens, Wim Hofkens, Nathan Aké, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Javairô Dilrosun.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Rob Reekers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ^ "First Team Hertha BSC". herthabsc.de. Retrieved 16 February 2013.