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Erik Tammer
Personal information
Full name	Erik Tammer
Date of birth	29 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Dayton Dutch Lions (owner)
Youth career
	VV de Meeuwen
	DSO/Ultrajectum
	UVV
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1990	Ajax
1989–1990	AZ
1990–1992	Excelsior
1992–1992	Belenenses
1992–1996	Heerenveen
1995–1998	Go Ahead Eagles
1998–2000	Sparta Rotterdam
2000	→ Cambuur (loan)
2000–2001	→ ADO Den Haag (loan)
2001–2003	Neptunus
2003–2004	Zwart-Wit '28
2004–2005	TONEGIDO
2005–2006	Jodan Boys
2006–2007	TONEGIDO
2007–2010	HBS Craeyenhout
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Tammer (born 29 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the current co-owner of USL League Two club Dayton Dutch Lions.

Playing career

Tammer played youth football with VV de Meeuwen, DSO/Ultrajectum, UVV and Ajax. He experienced his senior breakthrough at Excelsior, where he became the 1991–92 Eerste Divisie top goalscorer, and subsequently was mostly known for his stint with Heerenveen.^[1] There, he reached promotion to the Eredivisie and during the same season reached the KNVB Cup final, which was eventually lost to his former club Ajax.^[2]

Tammer also experienced success at Go Ahead Eagles, and almost made a move to Spanish club Osasuna. The transfer did not go through in the end, as representatives of Osasuna believed that Tammer had made negative comments about the club.^[3]^[4] Tammer ended his professional career as a forward in 2001 after 322 games and 154 goals. After this, he continued playing at amateur level,^[2] where he retired as part of HBS Craeyenhout in 2010, where he was also an assistant coach in his last season due to injuries.^[4]

Retirement

After his career, Tammer founded his own sports management company. In April 2006, he founded a job site for the sports industry with a partner. The purpose of the vacancy bank was to bring former professional athletes and the business community into contact with each other.^[5]

In November 2009, Tammer became co-owner of the American association football clubs Dayton Dutch Lions and Houston Dutch Lions. He was also a scout for Heerenveen since 2013. From July 2015, he became a scout for Eredivisie club NEC.^[5] Since July 2018, he became a scout for Utrecht.^[6]^[7]