Lodewijk Roembiak


Lodewijk "Lody" Roembiak, is a Dutch former footballer who played for German Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen during the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 football seasons.

Career

Born in Leiden, Roembiak made his professional debut for FC Den Haag in 1987. After just three appearances for the club, he joined Sparta Rotterdam. In the winter transfer window of the 1990-1991 season, he moved to SC Cambuur. Following spells at FC Zwolle and De Graafschap, 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 Dieter Frey 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 final. In April 1999, he suffered an injury to his patellar tendon keeping him out of action until the end of the season. Following the managerial changes from Wolfgang Sidka to Felix Magath to Thomas Schaaf, he lost his position in the starting lineup and was loaned back to Aarau for the second half of the 1999–2000 season where he played in 11 matches. Having scored three goals in 16 appearances in the Bundesliga, he left Werder in summer 2000.
During his spell at Werder Bremen, he became a popular player and was given the nicknames "Lody" and "Kugel".

Later years

In January 2001, out-of-contract Roembiak joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Waldhof Mannheim for the remainder of the season.
In September 2001, he went on trial at Fortuna Sittard but the club chose not to sign him.