Pier Janssen

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Pier Janssen

Personal information
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+)
International career
1986–1987	Belgium	3	(1)
Managerial career
1991–1993	Genk (player-manager)
1994–1995	Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
1997–1999	Tongeren
2000–2001	Beringen-Heusden-Zolder
2002–2003	KVK Beringen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

Career statistics

Belgium
Year	Apps	Goals
1986	1	1
1987	2	0
Total	3	1

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 1986	Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying

External links

• Pier Janssen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Pier Janssen at Soccerway