Peter Wisgerhof Explained

Peter Wisgerhof
Fullname:Peter Wisgerhof
Birth Date:19 November 1979
Birth Place:Wageningen, Netherlands
Height:1.81 m
Position:Centre-back
Youthclubs1:ONA '53
Youthclubs2:Vitesse
Years1:1999–2000
Clubs1:Vitesse
Caps1:15
Goals1:0
Years2:2000–2009
Clubs2:NEC
Caps2:270
Goals2:16
Years3:2009–2014
Clubs3:Twente
Caps3:122
Goals3:8
Totalcaps:407
Totalgoals:24
Nationalyears1:2000–2001
Nationalteam1:Netherlands U21
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2010–2011
Nationalteam2:Netherlands
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0

Peter Wisgerhof (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈpeːtər ˈʋɪsxərɔf/; born 19 November 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Vitesse, NEC and Twente.

Career

Club

Wisgerhof made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 1999–2000 season. He was allowed to sign on loan with NEC for half a year. He then signed permanently with NEC, then played nine seasons for the club until making a switch in 2009 to Twente, who had sold defender Rob Wielaert to Ajax. Wisgerhof signed a contract with Twente for three-and-a-half years.[1] Here he has quickly played himself into the squad.

In his second season, 2009–10, Twente became Eredivisie champions. In the summer of 2010, he became captain, after Blaise Nkufo left Twente for Seattle Sounders FC. At the start of the 2010–11 season, he and Twente won the Johan Cruyff Shield after defeating Ajax 1–0.

In 2011, Twente came second in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, behind Ajax. Wisgerhof played a notable role in this victory as he was claimed to have made an obvious schwalbe (dive), which was much commented on in the local and international press.[2] On 30 July 2011, Wisgerhof won his second Johan Cruyff Shield with Twente after his side again defeated Ajax, 2–1.

International

Wisgerhof made 13 appearances for the Netherlands national under-21 team, scoring one goal. On 10 October 2010, Netherlands senior team head coach Bert van Marwijk called him up (at age 30) to the squad for the 17 November match against Turkey. In the second half of the match, Wisgerhof made his debut as a substitution for the injured Joris Mathijsen.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
ClubSeasonLeagueKNVB CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitesse1999–00Eredivisie1500030180
NEC2000–01Eredivisie34441381
2001–0230110311
2002–0332140361
2003–043311020361
2004–052711020301
2005–063104130381
2006–073422021382
2007–083213160412
2008–091721060242
Twente2008–09Eredivisie1734000213
2009–1033140120491
2010–113205011110491
2011–122842012030454
2012–13110108110211
2013–1410000010
Jong FC Twente2013–14Jupiler League2020
Career total4072137356216151627

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands201010
201110
Total20

Honours

Club

Twente

2009–10

2010–11[4]

2010, 2011

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tctubantia.nl/regio/twente/4345547/Wisterhof-tekent-donderdag-voor-35-jaar-bij-FC-Twente.ece Wisgerhof tekent donderdag voor 3,5 jaar bij FC Twente
  2. News: Worst Dive Ever? . Huffington Post . Randy . Kim . 1 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Peter Wisgerhof – Voetbal International profile . Voetbal International.
  4. News: 2011: FC TWENTE SLAAT DE EERSTE SLAG. totoknvbbeker.nl. 22 March 2022.