Peter Houtman

Peter Houtman
	Houtman in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth	4 June 1957 (age 69)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position	Striker
Youth career
	VV Meeuwenplaat
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1977	Feyenoord
1977–1978	Groningen
1978–1979	Feyenoord
1979	Club Brugge
1979–1982	Groningen
1982–1985	Feyenoord
1985–1987	Groningen
1987–1988	Sporting CP
1988–1989	Feyenoord
1989–1991	Sparta Rotterdam
1991–1993	FC Den Haag
1993	Excelsior
Total
International career
1983–1985	Netherlands
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Houtman (born 4 June 1957) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained eight caps for the Netherlands national team in the 1980s, scoring seven goals. Houtman played for Feyenoord and Groningen. He also had spells with Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Sparta Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag and Excelsior. For Feyenoord he scored 90 goals in 153 official matches.

After the end of his professional career, Houtman became the stadium announcer in De Kuip, the home stadium of his club Feyenoord, in 1998. Houtman decided to quit after the 2024-25 season, after 27 years of service, as he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.^[1]^[2]

In 2023, Houtman was named Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau.^[1]^[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[3]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Netherlands	1983	4	3
	1984	3	3
	1985	1	1
Total		8	7

Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Houtman goal.

List of international goals scored by Peter Houtman^[3]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 September 1983	Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen, Netherlands	Iceland	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
2	16 November 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Spain	1–0	2–1	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
3	17 December 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Malta	4–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1984 qualification
4	14 March 1985	De Meer, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Denmark	3–0	6–0	Friendly
5	14 March 1985	De Meer, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Denmark	5–0	6–0	Friendly
6	23 December 1984	Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	20 November 1985	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Belgium	1–0	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup - UEFA Play-off

Honours

Feyenoord

Eredivisie: 1983-84
KNVB Cup: 1983-84

References

1 2 "Feyenoord-stadionspeaker Houtman stopt vanwege ziekte van Alzheimer". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
1 2 Jan-Cees Butter (28 April 2025). "'Doei doei', zegt Peter Houtman. Zijn afscheid nadert". trouw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2026.
1 2 "Peter Houtman - Interlands Nederlands Elftal" (in Dutch).

External links

Feyenoord profile (in Dutch)
Peter Houtman at National-Football-Teams.com

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[nos-1] 1 2 "Feyenoord-stadionspeaker Houtman stopt vanwege ziekte van Alzheimer". nos.nl (in Dutch). 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2026.

[Trouw-2] 1 2 Jan-Cees Butter (28 April 2025). "'Doei doei', zegt Peter Houtman. Zijn afscheid nadert". trouw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2026.

[Voetbalstats-3] 1 2 "Peter Houtman - Interlands Nederlands Elftal" (in Dutch).

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