Erik Tammer (born 29 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a striker. He is the current co-owner of

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club Dayton Dutch Lions.

Playing career

Tammer played youth football with VV de Meeuwen, DSO/Ultrajectum, UVV and

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. He experienced his senior breakthrough at

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, where he became the 1991–92 Eerste Divisie top goalscorer, and subsequently was mostly known for his stint with

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. There, he reached promotion to the

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and during the same season reached the

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final, which was eventually lost to his former club Ajax. Tammer also experienced success at

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, and almost made a move to Spanish club

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. The transfer did not go through in the end, as representatives of Osasuna believed that Tammer had made negative comments about the club. Tammer ended his professional career as a forward in 2001 after 322 games and 154 goals. After this, he continued playing at amateur level, where he retired as part of

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in 2010, where he was also an assistant coach in his last season due to injuries.

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. In November 2009, Tammer became co-owner of the American

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clubs Dayton Dutch Lions and Houston Dutch Lions. He was also a scout for

since 2013. From July 2015, he became a scout for

club

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. Since July 2018, he became a scout for

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Honours

Club

Heerenveen *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

play-offs: 1992–93 *

runner-up: 1992–93

Individual

* Eerste Divisie Golden Boot: 1991–92 Topscorers Dutch Jupiler League (Eerste Divisie)

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