Piet Giesen

Piet Giesen
Personal information
Full name Peter Giesen[1]
Date of birth (1945-08-12) 12 August 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Rapid JC Heerlen [nl]
1962–1967 PSV Eindhoven 89 (19)
1967–1968 Fortuna '54 31 (6)
1968–1969 ADO Den Haag 28 (5)
1969–1971 AS Oostende
International career
1963 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Giesen (born 12 August 1945) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1963.[2]

Career

During his time at PSV Eindhoven Giesen set a club record for the numbers of appearances made before his 18th birthday with 30 appearances.[3] In February 2020, 57 years later, Mohamed Ihattaren broke the record making 31 appearances.[3]

Giesen was forced to end his career in his mid-20s due to injuries.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Piet Giesen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Piet Giesen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Elfrink, Rik (9 February 2020). "Mohamed Ihattaren ontneemt Piet Giesen een 57 jaar oud PSV-record" [Mohamed Ihattaren strips Piet Giesen of a 57-year-old PSV record]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 July 2023.


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