Jan Peters (footballer)

Jan Peters

Personal information
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	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)
National team
1974–1982	Netherlands	31	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Johannes ("Jan") Wilhelmus Peters (born 18 August 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands.

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).

References

• (Dutch) Profile