Jan Remmers

Jan Remmers
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(2013-04-03) (aged 90)
Place of death 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Position(s) 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

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Voormalig FC Den Bosch-trainer Jan Remmers overleden". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 4 April 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Jan Remmers naar RKC". 1 April 1974 – via KB C 101.