Martin Laamers
![]() Laamers with Gent in 2000 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 2025 (aged 58) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | FC Wageningen | 25 | (0) |
| 1986–1996 | Vitesse | 305 | (27) |
| 1996–2000 | KRC Harelbeke | 96 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Gent | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 438 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Laamers (2 August 1967 – 19 August 2025) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Laamers played for professional clubs in the Netherlands and Belgium, making over 400 career appearances. At international level, he played twice for the Netherlands national team.
Career
Born in Arnhem, Laamers played for FC Wageningen, Vitesse, KRC Harelbeke and Gent.[1]
Laamers made two appearances for the Netherlands national team between 1989 and 1990.[1]
Death
References
- 1 2 3 "Martin Laamers". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Overleden Vitesse-icoon Martin Laamers boekte zijn grootste zege ná zijn carrière". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Voormalig Vitesse-speler en Oranje-international Laamers (58) overleden". NOS Voetbal (in Dutch). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
Categories:
- 1967 births
- 2025 deaths
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch men's footballers
- Footballers from Arnhem
- Men's association football midfielders
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- FC Wageningen players
- SBV Vitesse players
- KRC Zuid-West-Vlaanderen players
- KAA Gent players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch football midfielder stubs
