Rob Reekers
Encyclopedia
Robert "Rob" Reekers is a retired Dutch
football player 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.
Reekers is one of only five Dutch football players 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
and Wim Hofkens
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football player who played in the Netherlands for FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
and in Germany for ASC Schöppingen, VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
and FC Gütersloh
FC Gütersloh
FC Gütersloh 2000 is a German association football club based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The club was formed in 1978 out of the merger of the football sides of Sport Verein Arminia and Deutsche Jugendkraft Gütersloh in the hopes that the new club would be more successful than...
. He earned four caps for the Dutch national side
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
between 1988 and 1989. After retiring as a player in 2000, Reekers has managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...
, FC Gütersloh
FC Gütersloh
FC Gütersloh 2000 is a German association football club based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The club was formed in 1978 out of the merger of the football sides of Sport Verein Arminia and Deutsche Jugendkraft Gütersloh in the hopes that the new club would be more successful than...
and SuS Stadtlohn.
Reekers is one of only five Dutch football players to be selected for the Dutch national team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. The others capped players are Jordi Cruyff
Jordi Cruyff
Johan Jordi Cruijff , anglicised as Jordi Cruyff is a Dutch former footballer and currently AEK Larnaca's Director of Football. He played from 1992 through to 2010, his clubs including Barcelona and Manchester United. He gained nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing in the...
, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Willi Lippens
Willi Lippens
Willi Lippens is a former Dutch football player. He is nicknamed "Ente" due to his waddling....
and Wim Hofkens
Wim Hofkens
Wim Hofkens is a former Dutch football player who played 5 games for the Dutch national side.Hofkens is one of only six Dutch football players to be selected for the Dutch national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie...
.
Honours
- Oberliga WestfalenOberliga WestfalenFrom 1978 to 2008, the Oberliga Westfalen was the highest Football League in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system...
1985–86 champion - DFB-Pokal 1987–88 runner-up
- Second Fußball-Bundesliga 1993–94 champion
- Regionalliga West/SüdwestRegionalliga West/SüdwestThe Regionalliga West/Südwest was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1994 to 2000.- Overview :...
1995–96 champion