Marcel Peeper Explained

Marcel Peeper
Fullname:Marcel Benjamin Peeper
Birth Date:9 September 1965
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position:Wingback
Youthclubs1:Ajax
Years1:1985–1989
Caps1:115
Goals1:9
Years2:1989–1992
Caps2:36
Goals2:1
Years3:1993
Caps3:11
Goals3:0
Years4:1993–1997
Caps4:132
Goals4:19
Years5:1997–1999
Caps5:39
Goals5:0
Years6:1999–2000
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:333
Totalgoals:29
Nationalyears1:1990
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Marcel Benjamin Peeper (born 9 September 1965) is a Dutch former footballer who played as either a left back or left midfielder.

During his career, marred by a serious injury whilst on international duty,[1] [2] he played professionally in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, making nearly 400 official appearances.

Club career

Born in Amsterdam, Peeper started in the youth program of local club AFC Ajax, and played for HFC Haarlem, FC Twente, Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen in his country. He also competed abroad, with K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (Belgium) and Wuppertaler SV (Germany).[3]

Peeper made his debut in the Eredivisie in the 1985–86 season, appearing in 24 games for Haarlem and going scoreless in the process.[4] With Lokeren, after three years in the Belgian Second Division with K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen,[4] he helped them to the 12th position in the 1996–97 edition of the Pro League.[5]

The 1990 injury, suffered while on international duty, was a career breaker. Peeper worked hard to get back into shape but was forced to acknowledge, years later, that he was never the same again. He was never recalled by the Dutch team, and Twente tried to get him medically disqualified from playing again, losing money when he made the move to Lokeren.[3]

International career

Peeper won one cap for the Netherlands, playing in a 28 March 1990 friendly with the Soviet Union in Kiev.[6] His match lasted 18 minutes, as he was stretchered off after being injured by Sergei Gorlukovich and breaking his leg.[2] [3] [7]

Personal life

Peeper is one quarter Jewish.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Een eeuw op jacht naar het haasje. A lion hunting a hare. De Volkskrant. Dutch. 30 April 2005. 16 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Één speler, twee carrières. Hoe achttien minuten in Kiev het leven van Marcel Peeper veranderden. One player, two careers. How eighteen minutes in Kiev changed the life of Marcel Peeper. De Skybox. Dutch. 20 March 2013. 16 March 2016.
  3. News: 'Altijd iets moois om naar uit te zien'. 'Always something nice to look forward to'. Trouw. Pietersen. Rob. Dutch. 24 October 2000. 16 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Cv Marcel Peeper. Beijen. 13 July 2009.
  5. Web site: Belgium – Final Tables 1895–2008. RSSSF. 16 March 2016.
  6. Web site: 1990 matches. RSSSF. 13 July 2009.
  7. Web site: Not Kosher, but definitely Jewish. Ajax USA. Kuper. Simon. 13 July 2009. 6 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080705144809/http://www.ajax-usa.com/history/kuper/not-kosher-but-definitely-jewish.html. 5 July 2008.