René Peters (footballer) explained

René Peters
Fullname:René Peters
Birth Date:1981 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Dudelange, Luxembourg
Position:Central midfielder
Youthclubs1:Tétange
Years1:1999 - 2000
Clubs1:Standard Liège
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2000 - 2001
Clubs2:Créteil
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2001 - 2008
Clubs3:Swift Hesperange
Caps3:176
Goals3:13
Years4:2008 - 2012
Clubs4:Jeunesse Esch
Caps4:81
Goals4:8
Years5:2012 - 2014
Clubs5:FC RM Hamm Benfica
Caps5:50
Goals5:14
Years6:2014 - 2016
Clubs6:CS Grevenmacher
Caps6:46
Goals6:2
Years7:2016 - 2017
Clubs7:Jeunesse Esch
Caps7:21
Goals7:2
Years8:2017 - 2019
Clubs8:US Hostert
Caps8:48
Goals8:6
Pcupdate:26 July 2020
Nationalyears1:2000–2013
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:91
Nationalgoals1:4
Ntupdate:29 May 2014
Manageryears1:2019 -
Managerclubs1:US Hostert

René Peters (born 15 June 1981) is a former Luxembourgish football player who currently manages US Hostert. He was captain of the national team during his playing days.

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 the end of his international career had earned 91 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 1–1 2–6 2002 World Cup qualifying
2 24 February 2004 1–1 2–4 friendly match
3 30 January 2008 1–2 1–2 friendly match
4 11 October 2008 1–1 1–3 2010 World Cup qualifying

[*] Note: Not a full FIFA international, and unofficial for Faroe Islands.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914121129/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=179525/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments