Robbert te Loeke (born 1 December 1988) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. In his career he played for

Achilles '29 Achilles '29 is a football club from Groesbeek, Netherlands, competing in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse. The club is known for its successes in the Dutch domestic cup, having knocked FC Volendam, Heracles Almelo, RKC Waalwijk, Telstar and MV ...

Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of SV Werder Bremen. It plays in Regionalliga, the fourth level of the German football league system, and has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal on nineteen occasions. It also has won the Germ ...

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 ...

SC Veendam Sportclub Veendam () was a Dutch professional association football club based in Veendam, province of Groningen. Founded on 4 September 1894 as Look-Out, it became P.J. Veendam in 1909, Veendam in 1910, SC Veendam in 1974, BV Veendam in 1997 an ...

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

and lastly for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

Career

te Loeke started his career at SML and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

, before a transfer to German giants

SV Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of SV Werder Bremen. It plays in Regionalliga, the fourth level of the German football league system, and has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal on nineteen occasions. It also has won the Germ ...

came about. te Loeke was locked in a transfer battle which turned into a lawsuit between himself, Utrecht and Bremen, with the Dutch side wanting €350,000 as a compensation fee, and with Bremen unwilling to pay up. In the end, te Loeke found himself as back-up goalkeeper for long staying

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

side

. For the 2010–11 season at Cambuur, te Loeke played against his future side

in a pre-season friendly, drawing 3–3 with the then

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side. For the 2012–13 season te Loeke left Cambuur and joined

. Veendam went on to file for bankruptcy and in April 2013 the club folded, with their records expunged and te Loeke, after an injury hit season down to suffering from a Hernia, found himself unemployed. In the summer of 2013 he went on trial with non-contract side Team VVCS, Cypriot side

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Ermis' greatest success came ...

and

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side Ross County, but a move did not materialise and instead on 22 August 2013, te Loeke signed for

as a back-up goalkeeper. For the entirety of the 2016–17 season, te Loeke played as first choice goalkeeper for

Groesbeek Groesbeek () is a town and former municipality in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. In January 2015 the former municipality merged with Millingen aan de Rijn and Ubbergen. The larger area was known as Groesbeek until January 2016, when ...

based side

. Achilles were relegated with just 19 points from 38 games, and te Loeke left the club. On 27 June 2017 te Loeke signed for

club

. He played in just two games all season, a 5–0

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defeat to

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

and a 2–2

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draw with

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. He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2017–18 season. te Loeke later called time on his professional career, stating that injuries had made his dream move to England a horror story.

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1988 births Living people Footballers from Arnhem Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers SV Werder Bremen II players SC Cambuur players SC Veendam players FC Dordrecht players Achilles '29 players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England {{Netherlands-footy-goalkeeper-stub