Pieter "Pier" Janssen (born 9 September 1956), also referred to as Pierre or Piet, is a Belgian former
footballer
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and
manager
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
and made three appearances for the
Belgium national team.
Career
Janssen made his international debut for
Belgium
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on 19 November 1986 in a
UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
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Qualified teams
Seedings
Summary
Tiebreakers
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match against
Bulgaria
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, 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
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, which finished as a 0–0 draw.
Career statistics
International
International goals
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people
People from Bree, Belgium
Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)
Belgian men's footballers
Belgium men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
K.R.C. Genk players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
Belgian Third Division players
Belgian football managers
K.R.C. Genk managers
K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen managers
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