Leon Vlemmings

Vlemmings' career as a professional footballer was relatively short. He played as a midfielder for Wageningen, Helmond Sport and Den Bosch. In between his spells in professional football, he spent two seasons with VV Gemert, from his hometown, competing in the Eerste Klasse, then the fourth tier of the Dutch football league system. During his time at Den Bosch, Vlemmings was medically assessed as unfit for professional football, after which he decided to end his playing career. At the age of 22, he turned his focus to coaching.

After nine years working as coach within the youth academy of PSV, Vlemmings moved to FC Eindhoven in 2000. He spent one season as assistant coach before being appointed head coach, a position he held for four years. Following his departure from Eindhoven, he worked as an assistant coach with the Netherlands under-19 national team. Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Vlemmings joined NAC Breda as assistant coach to Ernie Brandts, with whom he had previously worked at PSV. On 18 December 2007, his contract was extended until 2013; however, several months later he left the club to take up a role at Feyenoord. Vlemmings joined Feyenoord on 1 July 2008 as assistant coach to Gertjan Verbeek. On 14 January 2009, he was appointed interim head coach following Verbeek's resignation earlier that day. The following season, he returned to an assistant role under Mario Been. During preparations for the 2011–12 season, Been stepped down and Vlemmings again served briefly as interim head coach. On 21 July, after the appointment of Ronald Koeman as Feyenoord's new head coach, the club announced that Vlemmings' contract would be terminated with immediate effect. Vlemmings stated that his departure was an act of solidarity with Been. In December 2011, Vlemmings was appointed head coach of Cypriot club AEK Larnaca on a contract running until the end of the season, succeeding Ton Caanen. On 3 May 2012, it was announced that he would take over as head coach of Excelsior from the summer break, replacing…

Alongside his coaching career, Vlemmings has been co-owner of a management consultancy firm since 2000. He has also worked on behalf of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) in the renewal of the UEFA Pro Licence coaching programme.