Jan Peters (footballer)
Johannes ("Jan") Wilhelmus Peters (born 18 August 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Wilhelmus Peters | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Groesbeek, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1977 | NEC Nijmegen | 165 | (16) |
1977–1982 | AZ Alkmaar | 120 | (32) |
1982–1985 | Genoa | 53 | (5) |
1985–1986 | Atalanta B.C. | 8 | (1) |
1986–1988 | NEC Nijmegen | 41 | (3) |
Total | 387 | (57) | |
National team | |||
1974–1982 | Netherlands | 31 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Peters obtained 31 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring four goals, in the 1970s and early 1980s. He is famous for scoring the goals that beat England 2–0 at Wembley in 1977.
Nicknamed Jantje Breed Peters started his professional career in the 1971–1972 season for NEC Nijmegen. In 1977, he moved to AZ'67, with whom he won the Dutch title in 1981. A year later he moved to Italy, where he played for Genoa C.F.C. (1983–85) and Atalanta Bergamo (1985–86). He ended his professional career at the club where he started, NEC Nijmegen (1986–88).
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