Pier Janssen

Pieter "Pier" Janssen (born 9 September 1956), also referred to as Pierre or Piet, is a Belgian former footballer and manager who played as a midfielder and made three appearances for the Belgium national team.[1][2]

Pier Janssen
Personal information
Full name Pieter Janssen
Date of birth (1956-09-09) 9 September 1956
Place of birth Bree, Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1976 Opitter FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 SK Bree
1977–1985 Waterschei Thor 185+ (44+)
1985–1989 Anderlecht 66 (10)
1989–1991 Lokeren 55 (6)
1991–1992 Genk 2 (0)
Total 308+ (60+)
National team
1986–1987 Belgium 3 (1)
Teams managed
1991–1993 Genk (player-manager)
1994–1995 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
1997–1999 Tongeren
2000–2001 Beringen-Heusden-Zolder
2002–2003 KVK Beringen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Janssen made his international debut for Belgium on 19 November 1986 in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying match against Bulgaria, in which he scored the opening goal of the 1–1 home draw. He went on to make three appearances, scoring one goal, before making his last appearance on 29 April 1987 in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland, which finished as a 0–0 draw.[3]

Career statistics

International
Belgium[3]
YearAppsGoals
198611
198720
Total31

International goals
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.[3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 November 1986Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Bulgaria1–01–1UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying

References
  1. Pier Janssen at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Pier Janssen". Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Pier Janssen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 7 May 2019.


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