Peter Arntz (born 5 February 1953 in Leuth, Gelderland) is a Dutch retired

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who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Arntz came through the famous

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youth system and made his debut for their senior team in February 1971 against Ajax. He moved to

AZ'67 Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and host ...

after the 1976 European Championship and twice won the

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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 M ...

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 Netherlands in an April 1975 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was included in the Dutch squad for the

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. His final international was a February 1981

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match against Cyprus.

Retirement

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

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1953 births Living people People from Ubbergen Association football midfielders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers UEFA Euro 1976 players Eredivisie players Go Ahead Eagles players AZ Alkmaar players Footballers from Gelderland {{netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub