René Peters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Peters | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dudelange, Luxembourg | ||
| Playing position | central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CS Grevenmacher | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tétange | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Standard Liège | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Créteil | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2008 | Swift Hesperange | 176 | (13) |
| 2008–2012 | Jeunesse Esch | 81 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | FC RM Hamm Benfica | 25 | (7) |
| 2014– | CS Grevenmacher | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000-2013 | Luxembourg | 91 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 May 2014. | |||
René Peters (born 15 June 1981) is a Luxembourgian football player who currently plays for CS Grevenmacher. He used to be the captain of the national team.
Club career
Peters was member of the professional squad of Belgian side Standard Liège in the 99/00 season but did not make the grade there and moved to French Ligue 2 outfit Créteil only to leave them after one season to stay with Swift Hesperange for 7 seasons.
In summer 2008 he joined Jeunesse.
International career
Peters made his debut for Luxembourg in an April 2000 friendly match against Estonia and by February 2013 had earned 89 caps, scoring 4 goals.[1] He played in 21 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
He scored an international goal for the Luxembourg national football team on 11 October 2008 against Israel in the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 October 2001 | Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Yugoslavia | 1-1 | 2-6 | 2002 World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 24 February 2004 | Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur, San Fernando, Spain |  Faroe Islands | 1-1 | 2-4 | friendly match* |
| 3 | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1-2 | 1-2 | friendly match |
| 4 | 11 October 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  Israel | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2010 World Cup qualifying |
[*] Note: Not a full FIFA international, and unofficial for Faroe Islands.
External links
- René Peters at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ↑ Appearances for Luxembourg National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA