Jan Remmers was a football coach and former footballer from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. He coached N.E.C. Nijmegen and FC Den Bosch football clubs.

Professional career

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 Eredivisie

Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....

, as second behind FC Volendam

FC Volendam

Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...

. and in 1969 they participated in the Intertoto Cup. Remmers then coached FC Den Bosch from 1970 to 1974. Den Bosch won the Eerste Divisie

Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...

 in the 1970–71 season, and promoted to the Eredivisie.

N.E.C. Nijmegen's classifications from 1961 to 1970

• 1961–62: 9th in the Tweede Divisie
  Tweede Divisie
  The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The...
  
  
• 1962–63: 3rd in the Tweede Divisie
• 1963–64: 1st in the Tweede Divisie, promotion to the Eerste Divisie
  Eerste Divisie
  The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
  
  
• 1964–65: 10th in the Eerste Divisie
• 1965–66: 6th in the Eerste Divisie
• 1966–67: 2nd in the Eerste Divisie, promotion to the Eredivisie
  Eredivisie
  The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
  
  
• 1967–68: 10th in the Eredivisie
• 1968–69: 12th in the Eredivisie, promotion to the Intertoto Cup
• 1969–70: 11th in the Eredivisie

External links

• Profile at Voetbal International