André Piters

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André Piters
Piters in 1965
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-01-18)18 January 1931
Place of birth Herve, Belgium
Date of death 23 October 2014(2014-10-23) (aged 83)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1951 Herve
1951–1961 Standard Liège 193 (54)
1961–1963 Olympic de Charleroi
1963–1966 Fortuna 54
National team
1955–1961 Belgium 23 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

André Piters (18 January 1931 – 23 October 2014) was a Belgian footballer. He played as a striker. Piters played club football for Standard Liège and Olympic de Charleroi. He earned a total of 23 caps for Belgium between 1955 and 1961, four of which came in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He scored seven goals in his international career.

Piters died on 23 October 2014 in Brussels, Belgium, aged 83.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "L'ancien attaquant du Standard 'Popeye' Piters est décédé". Dhnet.be. Retrieved 25 October 2014.