| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Reekers | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1981 | KVV Losser | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | KVV Losser | ||
| 1982–1985 | FC Twente II | ||
| 1985–1986 | ASC Schöppingen | ||
| 1986–1995 | VfL Bochum | 242 | (8) |
| 1995–2000 | FC Gütersloh | 90 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Netherlands | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Gütersloh | ||
| 2006–2008 | SuS Stadtlohn | ||
| 2008–2009 | Neftchi Baku PFC (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Augsburg (assistant) | ||
| 2012– | Hertha BSC (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert "Rob" Reekers (born 7 May 1966) is a retired Dutch footballer[1] who played in the Netherlands for FC Twente and in Germany for ASC Schöppingen, VfL Bochum and FC Gütersloh. He earned four caps for the Netherlands national side between 1988 and 1989. After retiring as a player in 2000, Reekers has managed Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC Gütersloh and SuS Stadtlohn.
Reekers worked by the end of June 2009 to June 2012 as Assistant coach of Jos Luhukay at FC Augsburg. For the 2012–13 season, he moved with him to Hertha BSC.[2]
Reekers is one of a small number of Dutch footballers to be selected for the Netherlands national team while never having played in the Dutch Eredivisie. The other capped players are Jordi Cruyff, Jerrel Hasselbaink, Willi Lippens, Wim Hofkens, Nathan Aké, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Javairô Dilrosun.