Peter van Vossen


Peter Jacobus van Vossen is a Dutch former professional football player and manager.

Club career

Van Vossen was born in Zierikzee. As a footballer, he played as a forward for Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoord, De Graafschap and Vitesse. During his time with Ajax he won the 1994–95 European Cup.
He joined Rangers in January 1996 in an exchange deal for Russian striker Oleg Salenko from Turkish side Istanbulspor, but made just seven Scottish Premier Division appearances that season, failing to score. He managed five goals in 14 appearances the following season as Rangers matched Celtic's record of nine successive league title, but featured just once in the 1997–98 campaign before returning to the Netherlands and signing for Feyenoord.

International career

Van Vossen picked up 31 international caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring nine goals. He participated at 1994 [FIFA World Cup] and at the Euro 2000. Van Vossen was initially selected to participate at Euro 1992, but missed it due to thrombosis.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 October 1992De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands1–22–21994 [FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]
214 October 1992De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands2–22–21994 FIFA [World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]
316 December 1992İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey1–03–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
416 December 1992İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey3–13–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
524 March 1993Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands5–06–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
628 April 1993Wembley Stadium, London, England2–22–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
727 May 1994Stadion Galgenwaard, Ultrecht, Netherlands2–03–1Friendly
810 October 1998Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands2–02–0Friendly
95 June 1999Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil2–22–2Friendly

Honours

Ajax
Rangers
Feyenoord