Peter Arntz (born 5 February 1953 in Leuth,

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) is a Dutch retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Arntz came through the famous Go Ahead Eagles youth system and made his debut for their senior team in February 1971 against

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. He moved to AZ'67 after the 1976 European Championship and twice won the KNVB Cup with them. In 1981, he won the

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title with them and he played in both legs of the

1981 UEFA Cup Final The 1981 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played over two legs between AZ '67 of the Netherlands and Ipswich Town of England. The first leg was played at Portman Road, Ipswich, on 6May 1981 and the second leg was played on 20 ...

which AZ'67 lost to

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. May 25, 1986, he played his last match (AZ'67-Haarlem 1-1).

International career

He made his debut for the

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in an April 1975

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against

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and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was included in the Dutch squad for the

1976 UEFA European Football Championship The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 16 and 20 June 1976. Only f ...

. His final international was a February 1981 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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Retirement

After retiring as a player, Arntz worked as a scout for AZ from 1997 to 2011.Hoofdscout Peter Arntz weg bij AZ
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