Lodewijk "Lody" Roembiak (born 18 May 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played for Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen during the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 football seasons.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lodewijk Paul Cornelius Roembiak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Leiden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | FC Den Haag | 3 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Cambuur | 62 | (6) |
| 1993 | FC Zwolle | 9 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | De Graafschap | 25 | (3) |
| 1994–1995 | Antalyaspor | 15 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | SC Veendam | 23 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Aarau | 59 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Werder Bremen | 18 | (3) |
| 2000 | → FC Aarau | 11 | |
| 2001 | Waldhof Mannheim | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Leiden, Roembiak made his professional debut for FC Den Haag in 1987. After just three appearances for the club, he joined Sparta Rotterdam. In the winter transfer window of the 1990–91 season, he moved to SC Cambuur. Following spells at FC Zwolle and De Graafschap, he signed for Turkish club Antalyaspor which he left for SC Veendam after just six months.[3]
FC Aarau
editIn summer 1998, Roembiak joined FC Aarau where he went on to play two seasons.[3]
Werder Bremen
editIn summer 1998, Roembiak signed for Werder Bremen from FC Aarau for a transfer fee of DM 500,000.[4] In August 1998, he assisted Dieter Frey for the single goal in Werder Bremen's 1–0 win over Vojvodina Novi Sad in the first leg of the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup final.[5] After scoring three goals and making three assists in the first half of the 1998–99 season,[6] he suffered an injury to his patellar tendon in the winter break;[6] the injury required surgery in April 1999, keeping him out of action until the end of the season.[7]
In the 1998–99 season Roembiak made just two substitute appearances under manager Felix Magath.[6] He was unable to regain his position in the starting lineup under new manager Thomas Schaaf and was loaned back to FC Aarau for the second half of the 1999–2000 season,[8] where he played in 11 matches.[9] In January 2001, Roembiak joined 2. Bundesliga side Waldhof Mannheim for the remainder of the season.[9] He left Werder permanently in summer 2001,[6] having scored three goals in 18 appearances in the Bundesliga.[1] During his spell at Werder Bremen, he became a popular player and was given the nicknames "Lody"[5] and "Kugel" ("ball").[10]
Later years
editIn September 2001, he went on trial at Fortuna Sittard but the club chose not to sign him.[11]
He later returned to former club SC Cambuur and also played for LVV Friesland.[12][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lodewijk Roembiak". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Roembiak, Lodewijk" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b Valk, Elijah (5 July 2015). "Wij gaan gewoon verder …. en wel met Lody Roembiak". Waterweg Sport (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Frank, Andreas (12 August 1998). "Bremer vertrauen auf eigene Stärke". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b Knecht, Sebastian (15 August 1998). "Neuzugang Lody Roembiak erinnert an Mario Basler: Werder hat wieder einen schrägen Vogel". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Rommel, Stefan (29 October 2018). "R wie Roembiak, Lodewijk". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Bundesliga: Werder muß vorerst auf Roembiak verzichten". Der Spiegel (in German). 22 April 1999. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Roembiak kehrt von Werder Bremen zum FC Aarau zurück". Fussball.ch (in German). 4 March 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Lody Roembiak naar Waldhoff Mannheim". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 18 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Köster, Philipp; Ost, Max; Vogelsang, Lucas (14 October 2008). "Bundesliga-Oranjes: Schnell gefeuert, stark berauscht". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Roembiak bood zichzelf aan bij Fortuna". Fortuna Online (in Dutch). 5 September 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Camper Roembiak besucht Skripnik". Kreiszeitung (in German). 4 August 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
External links
edit- Lodewijk Roembiak at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Beijen.net