Johannes Hermanus Petrus "Jan" Lohman (born 18 February 1959) is a Dutch former

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. He played as a central midfielder, and represented his country at under-21 level. Born in

Dussen Dussen is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is a part of the municipality of Altena, and is located about 12 km south of Gorinchem. Dussen Castle is located near the village. History The village was first mentioned in 11 ...

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

, Lohman played for several Belgian and Dutch clubs, and also spent five seasons in English football with

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Playing career

Lohman started his career at

Sporting Lokeren Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but ce ...

in Belgium, and was subsequently loaned to Dutch sides

Vlaardingen Vlaardingen () is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality administers an area of , of which is land, with residents in . Geogr ...

and

NEC Nijmegen NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion fr ...

. In September 1981, Lohmann transferred to English

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team

, for a fee of £35,000. In doing so he became the first player to join from outside the Home Nations in the club's 100 year history. Lohman scored in his first Football League game, and Watford were promoted at the end of 1981–82, reaching the First Division for the very first time. Injury restricted Lohman's appearances over the next four years, and by 1986 he had played 81 times for Watford in all competitions, scoring 10 goals. Lohman was released by Watford at the end of the 1985–86 season, joining Belgian club

Germinal Ekeren Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were r ...

on a free transfer, before finishing his career with SVV Schiedam and Cappellen FC. He is now retired from football, and works as a barman in Roosendaal in the Netherlands.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lohman, Jan 1959 births Living people People from Dussen Fortuna Vlaardingen players NEC Nijmegen players Watford F.C. players English Football League players Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Royal Cappellen F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Footballers from North Brabant Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium