Lodewijk "Lody" Roembiak (born 18 May 1969), is a Dutch former

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who played for German Bundesliga club

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during the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 football seasons.

Career

Born in Leiden, Roembiak made his professional debut for

FC Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

in 1987. After just three appearances for the club, he joined

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

. In the winter transfer window of the 1990–91 season, he moved to

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

. Following spells at FC Zwolle and

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, he signed for Turkish club Antalyaspor which he left for SC Veendam after just six months.

FC Aarau

In summer 1998, Roembiak joined FC Aarau where he went on to play two seasons.

Werder Bremen

In summer 1998, Roembiak signed for Werder Bremen from FC Aarau for a transfer fee of DM 500,000. In August 1998, he assisted

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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 The 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Valencia, Werder Bremen, and Bologna. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. The 1998 tournament saw Spanish clubs debut in the competition and also the return of English clubs, since the controve ...

final. After scoring three goals and making three assists in the first half of the 1998–99 season, he suffered an injury to his patellar tendon in the winter break; the injury required surgery in April 1999, keeping him out of action until the end of the season. In the 1998–99 season Roembiak made just two substitute appearances under manager Felix Magath. 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, where he played in 11 matches. In January 2001, Roembiak joined

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side

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for the remainder of the season. He left Werder permanently in summer 2001, having scored three goals in 18 appearances in the Bundesliga. During his spell at Werder Bremen, he became a popular player and was given the nicknames "Lody" and "Kugel" ("ball").

Later years

In September 2001, he went on trial at Fortuna Sittard but the club chose not to sign him. He later returned to former club

and also played for LVV Friesland.

References

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