Lodewijk Roembiak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lodewijk Paul Cornelius Roembiak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Leiden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | FC Den Haag | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | SC Cambuur | 62 | (6) |
| 1993 | FC Zwolle | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | De Graafschap | 25 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Antalyaspor | 15 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | SC Veendam | 23 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Aarau | 59 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | SV Werder Bremen | 18 | (3) |
| 2000 | → FC Aarau | 11 | |
| 2001 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Lodewijk "Lody" Roembiak (born 18 May 1969 in Leiden), is a retired Dutch footballer[2] who played for German Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen during the 1998–2000 football seasons.[3]
Career
Roembiak made his professional debut for FC Den Haag in 1987. After just three appearances for the club, he joined Sparta Rotterdam. In the winter transfer window of the 1990-1991 season, he moved to SC Cambuur. Following spells at FC Zwolle and De Graafschap, he signed for Turkish club Antalyaspor which he left for SC Veendam after just six months.[4]
FC Aarau
In summer 1998, Roembiak joined FC Aarau where he went on to play two seasons.[4]
Werder Bremen
In summer 1998, Roembiak signed for Werder Bremen from FC Aarau for a transfer fee of DM 500,000.[5] In August 1998, he assisted Dieter Frey for the single goal in Werder Bremen's 1–0 win over Vojvodina Novi Sad in the first leg of the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup final.[6] In April 1999, he suffered an injury to his patellar tendon keeping him out of action until the end of the season.[7] Following the managerial changes from Wolfgang Sidka to Felix Magath to Thomas Schaaf, he lost his position in the starting lineup and was loaned back to Aarau for the second half of the 1999–2000 season[8] where he played in 11 matches.[9] Having scored three goals in 16 appearances in the Bundesliga, he left Werder in summer 2000.[10]
During his spell at Werder Bremen, he became a popular player and was given the nicknames "Lody"[6] and "Kugel" ("ball").[11]
Later years
In January 2001, out-of-contract Roembiak joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Waldhof Mannheim for the remainder of the season.[9]
In September 2001, he went on trial at Fortuna Sittard but the club chose not to sign him.[12]
References
- ↑ "Lodewijk Roembiak". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Roembiak, Lodewijk" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Lodewijk Roembiak". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- 1 2 Valk, Elijah (5 July 2015). "Wij gaan gewoon verder …. en wel met Lody Roembiak". Waterweg Sport (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Frank, Andreas (12 August 1998). "Bremer vertrauen auf eigene Stärke". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- 1 2 Knecht, Sebastian (15 August 1998). "Neuzugang Lody Roembiak erinnert an Mario Basler: Werder hat wieder einen schrägen Vogel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bundesliga: Werder muß vorerst auf Roembiak verzichten". Der Spiegel (in German). 22 April 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Roembiak kehrt von Werder Bremen zum FC Aarau zurück". Fussball.ch (in German). 4 March 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Lody Roembiak naar Waldhoff Mannheim". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 18 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Camper Roembiak besucht Skripnik". Kreiszeitung (in German). 4 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ Köster, Philipp; Ost, Max; Vogelsang, Lucas (14 October 2008). "Bundesliga-Oranjes: Schnell gefeuert, stark berauscht". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Roembiak bood zichzelf aan bij Fortuna". Fortuna Online (in Dutch). 5 September 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.