Eric van der Luer (born 16 August 1965 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a former Dutch international footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alphons Maria Eric Patrick van der Luer | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| RKASV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | MVV Maastricht | 92 | (14) |
| 1987–1988 | FC Assent | 33 | (9) |
| 1988–2002 | Roda JC | 418 | (36) |
| 2002–2004 | Alemannia Aachen | 41 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | SV Meerssen | ||
| 2005–2008 | RKSV Groene Ster | ||
| Total | 584 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Alemannia Aachen (reserves) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Alemannia Aachen (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2014 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | ||
| 2015–2019 | Jong Roda JC | ||
| 2019 | Roda JC (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He began his career with hometown club MVV in 1982 and spent five seasons there before playing with Belgian side Assent FC for a season. He joined Roda JC in 1988 and would spend the next 14 seasons at the club, also winning two caps for his country. After joining Alemannia Aachen in 2002, van der Luer retired from professional football after the 2003–04 season. With Roda JC, van der Luer won the KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup) twice in (1996–97 and 1999–2000), scoring in both finals.
Coaching career
editFrom 2004 to 2008, van der Luer worked as a youth coach for Roda JC.[2] In 2008, he then became manager of Alemannia Aachen's reserve team.[3] He was later also appointed sporting director of the club's youth sector alongside his reserve team manager job. He stopped as manager for the reserve team at the end of the 2009–10 season and continued as head of the youth sector and assistant manager for the first team. He left the club in September 2011 alongside manager Peter Hyballa.
In July 2012 van der Luer became new manager of KFC Uerdingen 05. He guided the club to promotion to the Regionalliga in his first season. He was sacked in March 2014.[4]
In 2015 he return to his old club Roda JC as manager for the second team, Jong Roda JC, and a scout for the first team.[5] When Robert Molenaar was sacked as manager of Roda's first team in March 2019, van der Luer was installed as caretaker manager for the rest of the season. Van der Luer left the club at the end of the season, where his contract expired.[6]
Honours
editRoda JC
References
edit- ^ "Eric van der Luer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
- ^ Van der Leur schuift zichzelf naar voren als directeur Aachen, fcupdate.nl, 30 October 2008
- ^ "Eric van der Luer nicht mehr Trainer des KFC". KFC Uerdingen 05. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "Clubicoon Van der Luer keert terug bij Roda JC". vi.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Eric van der Luer aan de kant geschoven bij Roda JC, limburger.nl, 1 August 2019
- ^ "1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL". totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "2000: DE CUP IS VOOR DEFENSIEF IJZERSTERK RODA". totoknvbbekker.nl. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
edit- Career Stats Archived 28 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
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