Jan Remmers


Jan Remmers was a Dutch football coach and former player. He coached N.E.C. Nijmegen, FC Den Bosch and RKC Waalwijk, among others.

Career

Remmers played as a right-half for BVV until 1958, appearing in the Eredivisie and in international competitions. In the 1947–48 season, he won the national championship with the club.
Remmers worked for N.E.C. Nijmegen for nine years, from 1961 to 1970. In 1964, N.E.C. won the Dutch third division. Three years later, in the 1966–67 season, N.E.C. won promotion to the Eredivisie. In 1969 they participated in the Intertoto Cup.
Remmers then coached FC Den Bosch from 1970 to 1974 and RKC Waalwijk. Den Bosch won the Eerste Divisie in the 1970–71 season, and promoted to the Eredivisie.

Death

Remmers died on 3 April 2013, at the age of 90.