René Peters (born 15 June 1981) is a former

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ish

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player who currently manages US Hostert. He was captain of the

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during his playing days.

Club career

Peters was member of the professional squad of Belgian side

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in the 99/00 season but did not make the grade there and moved to French Ligue 2 outfit

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only to leave them after one season to stay with

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for 7 seasons. In summer 2008 he joined Jeunesse.

International career

Peters made his debut for

in an April 2000 friendly match against

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and by the end of his international career had earned 91 caps, scoring 4 goals. He played in 21

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matches.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA He scored an international goal for the

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on 11 October 2008 against

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in the qualifying campaign for the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.'' Note: Not a full FIFA international, and unofficial for Faroe Islands.

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* * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Luxembourg City Luxembourgian men's footballers Standard Liège players US Créteil-Lusitanos players FC Swift Hesperange players Jeunesse Esch players Luxembourg men's international footballers Sportspeople from Dudelange Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Luxembourgian sportsmen {{Luxembourg-footy-bio-stub