Ramon Zomer (, born 13 April 1983) is a Dutch former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

. Zomer played for

Twente Twente ( , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germanic people ...

NEC is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It provides IT and network solutions, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), Inte ...

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

and the

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Career

Zomer is a product of Twente's youth system, making his league debut during the 2002–03 season. He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006. He joined

on loan in the 2008–09 season, and permanently in the summer of 2009. He served as a captain of the club during the 2010–11 season. On 19 August 2011, Zomer signed a three-year contract with

. After he lost his place in the first eleven, he left the club on a free transfer. He signed a one-year deal with

on 27 June 2014. Zomer retired on 1 November 2016.

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External links

Voetbal International profile
Living people 1983 births Footballers from Almelo Men's association football defenders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers FC Twente players NEC Nijmegen players SC Heerenveen players Heracles Almelo players Eredivisie players {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub