Peter Wisgerhof (; born 19 November 1979) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a centre-back for Vitesse,

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and

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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

for half a year. He then signed permanently with NEC, then played nine seasons for the club until making a switch in 2009 to

, who had sold defender Rob Wielaert to

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. Wisgerhof signed a contract with Twente for three-and-a-half years. Here he has quickly played himself into the squad. In his second season, 2009–10, Twente became

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champions. In the summer of 2010, he became captain, after

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left Twente for

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. 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. 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

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called him up (at age 30) to the squad for the 17 November match against

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. In the second half of the match, Wisgerhof made his debut as a substitution for the injured

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Twente *

: 2009–10 * KNVB Cup:

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* Johan Cruyff Shield: 2010, 2011

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wisgerhof, Peter Living people 1979 births People from Wageningen Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Association football defenders Eredivisie players SBV Vitesse players NEC Nijmegen players FC Twente players Jong FC Twente players Footballers from Gelderland