Peter Houtman

Peter Houtman
Houtman in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1957-06-04) 4 June 1957
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Striker
Youth career
VV Meeuwenplaat
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 (0)
1977–1978 FC Groningen 32 (23)
1978–1979 Feyenoord Rotterdam 15 (5)
1979 Club Brugge 15 (3)
1979–1982 FC Groningen 91 (55)
1982–1985 Feyenoord Rotterdam 96 (72)
1985–1987 FC Groningen 51 (30)
1987–1988 Sporting CP 19 (3)
1988–1989 Feyenoord Rotterdam 22 (7)
1989–1991 Sparta Rotterdam 76 (18)
1991–1993 FC Den Haag 15 (2)
1993 Excelsior Rotterdam 15 (6)
Total 447 (224)
International career
1983–1985 Netherlands 8 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Houtman (born 4 June 1957) is a Dutch retired 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 Rotterdam and FC Groningen. He also had spells with Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Sparta Rotterdam, ADO Den Haag and Excelsior Rotterdam. For Feyenoord he scored 90 goals in 153 official matches.

After his 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 5–0
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

References

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


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