Lars Lambooij

Lars Lambooij is a Dutch football executive and former player who is the technical director of club Cambuur.

Playing career

Lambooij began his career in the youth system of Goirlese Sportvereniging Blauw-Wit before joining Willem II, where he featured only at reserve level for the Eredivisie club. In 2009, he moved to Veendam together with teammate Michael de Leeuw, making his professional debut on 7 August that year in an away fixture against Haarlem. Veendam were declared bankrupt in March 2013, and Lambooij subsequently trained with Groningen. In January 2014, he signed for Go Ahead Eagles, where he remained until 2017, when he retired from professional football because of persistent injuries.

Following his retirement in 2017, Lambooij joined Go Ahead Eagles as a scout. In June 2020, he moved to RKC Waalwijk, where his scouting work was supported by the club's video and data analysts. On 16 April 2024, he was appointed technical director of Cambuur on a four-year contract, following protracted negotiations with RKC. An arbitration case at the Royal Dutch Football Association had set his release fee at €100,000, after which the clubs reached a private settlement. He succeeded Etiënne Reijnen, who had left five months earlier to become an assistant coach at Feyenoord.