Jan Peters (footballer, born 1953)

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Jan Peters
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Peters in 1979
Personal information
Full name Wilhelmus Johannes Hendrikus Peters
Date of birth (1953-07-20) 20 July 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth Gorinchem, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1979 FC Den Bosch '67
1979–1981 Feyenoord 61 (30)
1981–1983 K.V. Kortrijk
1983 Sabadell 4 (2)
1983 K.V. Kortrijk
1983–1984 Espinho 15 (6)
1984 Seiko
1985–1986 Sabadell 20 (2)
International career
1979 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilhelmus Johannes Hendrikus Peters (born 20 July 1953), known as Jan Peters, is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. [2] He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1979. [3]

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Doping

In 2010 Peters stated that during his time at Feyenoord he and his teammates received performance-enhancing substances before important matches, such as before the final of the 1979–80 KNVB Cup against Ajax. [4]

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References

  1. Jan Peters at BDFutbol
  2. "Jan Peters". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "Jan Peters". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. Thomas Kistner: Schuss. Die geheime Dopinggeschichte des Fußballs. München 2015 ISBN 978-3-426-42714-9 S. 50/51