Jan Remmers
Dutch football coach (1922–2013)
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Jan Remmers (30 September 1922 – 3 April 2013) was a Dutch football coach and former player. He coached N.E.C. Nijmegen, FC Den Bosch and RKC Waalwijk, among others.
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Remmers in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Antonius Josephus Remmers | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 2013 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1958 | BVV | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1961 | VV Baronie | ||
| 1961–1970 | N.E.C. Nijmegen | ||
| 1970–1974 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 1974–1980 | RKC Waalwijk | ||
| 1980–1981 | VV Geldrop | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Remmers played as a right-half for BVV until 1958, appearing in the Eredivisie and in international competitions.[1] In the 1947–48 season, he won the national championship with the club.[1]
Remmers worked for N.E.C. Nijmegen for nine years, from 1961 to 1970.[1] In 1964, N.E.C. won the Dutch third division.[1] Three years later, in the 1966–67 season, N.E.C. won promotion to the Eredivisie.[1] In 1969 they participated in the Intertoto Cup.
Remmers then coached FC Den Bosch from 1970 to 1974 and RKC Waalwijk.[2] Den Bosch won the Eerste Divisie in the 1970–71 season, and promoted to the Eredivisie.[1]
Death
Remmers died on 3 April 2013, at the age of 90.[1]