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Piet Giesen
Personal information
Full name Peter Giesen[1]
Date of birth (1945-08-12) 12 August 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth Kerkrade, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Roda Sport 27 (6)
1962–1967 PSV 89 (19)
1967–1968 Fortuna '54 31 (6)
1968–1969 ADO Den Haag 28 (5)
1969–1971 AS Oostende
Total 176 (36)
International career
1962–1963 Netherlands U19[2] 9 (9)
1963 Netherlands 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Giesen (born 12 August 1945) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1963.[3]

Career

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During his time at PSV, Giesen, from Bunde, Limburg, set a club record for the numbers of appearances made before his 18th birthday with 30 appearances.[4] In February 2020, 57 years later, Mohamed Ihattaren broke the record making 31 appearances.[5]

Giesen was forced to end his career in his mid-20s due to injuries.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Piet Giesen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Piet Giesen". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. "Debuut Giesen een ontluistering". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). 30 October 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  4. "L1mburg Centraal: Piet Giesen is zijn record kwijt". L1 (in Dutch). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 Elfrink, Rik (9 February 2020). "Mohamed Ihattaren ontneemt Piet Giesen een 57 jaar oud PSV-record" [Mohamed Ihattaren strips Piet Giesen of a 57-year-old PSV record]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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