Peter Arntz (born 5 February 1953 in Leuth,

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) is a Dutch retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Arntz came through the famous

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youth system and made his debut for their senior team in February 1971 against

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. He moved to

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after the 1976 European Championship and twice won the

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with them. In 1981, he won the

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title with them and he played in both legs of the 1981 UEFA Cup Final which AZ'67 lost to

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. May 25, 1986, he played his last match (AZ'67-Haarlem 1-1).

International career

He made his debut for the

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in an April 1975

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against

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and earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. He was included in the Dutch squad for the

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. His final international was a February 1981

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match against

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Retirement

After retiring as a player, Arntz worked as a scout for AZ from 1997 to 2011.Hoofdscout Peter Arntz weg bij AZ
- RTV Noord Holland

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