:Robby Langers
{{Short description|Luxembourgish footballer (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robby Langers
| image =
| fullname = Robert Langers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|8|1}}
| birth_place = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1979–1980
| clubs1 = Union Luxembourg
| caps1 =
| goals1 = 26
| years2 = 1980–1982
| clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1982–1983
| clubs3 = Marseille
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1983–1984
| clubs4 = Metz
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1984–1986
| clubs5 = Stade Quimpérois
| caps5 = 74
| goals5 = 25
| years6 = 1986–1988
| clubs6 = Guingamp
| caps6 = 44
| goals6 = 15
| clubs7 = Orléans
| years7 = 1988–1989
| caps7 = 33
| goals7 = 27
| years8 = 1989–1991
| clubs8 = Nice
| caps8 = 60
| goals8 = 24
| years9 = 1991–1992
| clubs9 = Cannes
| caps9 = 19
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 1992–1993
| clubs10 = Yverdon-Sport
| caps10 =
| goals10 =
| years11 = 1993–1994
| clubs11 = Etoile Carouge
| caps11 =
| goals11 =
| years12 = 1994–1996
| clubs12 = SV Eintracht Trier 05
| caps12 = 26
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 1996–1997
| clubs13 = F91 Dudelange
| caps13 = 19
| goals13 = 6
| years14 = 1997–1998
| clubs14 = Union Luxembourg
| caps14 = 17
| goals14 = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1980–1998
| nationalteam1 = Luxembourg
| nationalcaps1 = 73
| nationalgoals1 = 8
}}
Robert 'Robby' Langers (born 1 August 1960) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was voted Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year in 1987.
Club career
Langers started his career at local side Union Luxembourg but was loaned to German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Mönchengladbach aged 20. After two seasons on the sub's bench and in the reserves he moved to France to play for seven different teams in ten seasons, both in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. While at US Orléans he became top goalscorer of Ligue 2.{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran2tops.html | title = France – List of Topscorers Second Level | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| date = 20 February 2009 | access-date = 9 April 2012 | first = Erik | last = Garin}} At Cannes he played alongside a youngster named Zinedine Zidane.
In 1992. Langers moved east to Swiss sides Yverdon-Sport and Etoile Carouge, then played with Eintracht Trier in Germany before returning home to play for F91 Dudelange and end his career in fashion by scoring 14 goals for his first club Union Luxembourg.
International career
Langers made his debut for the Luxembourg national team in a September 1980 World Cup qualification match against Yugoslavia and won 73 caps for Luxembourg over a period of eighteen years, and scored eight goals in the process.{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html | title = Appearances for Luxembourg National Team | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| date = 29 February 2012 | access-date = 9 April 2012 | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud}} He played in 35 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.{{FIFA player|52725}}
His international career coincided with two more of Luxembourg's most successful players: Guy Hellers and Carlo Weis. He played his final international game in May 1998, against Cameroon in which he came on as a second-half substitute and was himself substituted a few minutes later in his honour.{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/langers-intl.html | title = Roby Langers | publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| date = 28 September 2002 | access-date = 9 April 2012 | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud}}
Career statistics
:Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langers goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Robby Langers[http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11757 Football PLAYER: Roby Langers] | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 18 May 1985 | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg, East Germany | {{fb|DDR}} | style="text-align:center"|1–3 | style="text-align:center"|1–3 | 1986 World Cup qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | 25 September 1985 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | {{fb|BUL}} | style="text-align:center"|1–3 | style="text-align:center"|1–3 | 1986 World Cup qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | 30 April 1987 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | {{fb|BUL}} | style="text-align:center"|1–2 | style="text-align:center"|1–4 | 1988 Euro qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|4 | 21 September 1988 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | {{fb|SUI}} | style="text-align:center"|1–4 | style="text-align:center"|1–4 | 1990 World Cup qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|5 | 31 October 1990 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | {{fb|GER}} | style="text-align:center"|2–3 | style="text-align:center"|2–3 | 1992 Euro qualifying |
| style="text-align:center"|6 | rowspan="2"|14 February 1995 | rowspan="2"|Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod, Israel | rowspan="2"|{{fb|ISR}} | style="text-align:center"|1–3 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–4 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| style="text-align:center"|7 | style="text-align:center"|2–3 | |||||
| style="text-align:center"|8 | 8 October 1996 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | {{fb|BUL}} | style="text-align:center"|1–1 | style="text-align:center"|1–2 | 1998 World Cup qualifying |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=14496}}
- {{Fussballdaten|langersrobert|Robby Langers}}
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{{Ligue 2 top scorers}}
{{Luxembourg national Division top scorers}}
{{Luxembourgish Sportspeople of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Luxembourg City
Category:Luxembourgian men's footballers
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Luxembourg men's international footballers
Category:Racing FC Union Luxembourg players
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Category:Olympique de Marseille players
Category:En Avant Guingamp players
Category:Yverdon-Sport FC players
Category:SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
Category:F91 Dudelange players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Quimper Kerfeunteun FC players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:Étoile Carouge FC players
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Category:Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in West Germany