Gregory Rigters
{{short description|Surinamese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gregory Rigters
| fullname = Gregory Walter Rigters
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1985|02|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paramaribo, Suriname
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|12|4|1985|2|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Paramaribo, Suriname
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 2007–2009
| years2 = 2009–2010
| years3 = 2010–2013
| years4 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = Voorwaarts
| clubs2 = The Brothers
| clubs3 = Voorwaarts
| clubs4 = WBC
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| caps4 = 56
| goals4 = 40
| nationalyears1= 2009–2015
| nationalteam1= Suriname
| nationalcaps1= 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 9 October 2015
| ntupdate = 9 October 2015
}}
Gregory Walter Rigters (26 February 1985 – 4 December 2017) was a Surinamese footballer.
Rigters last played as a forward for Walking Boyz Company in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He died following a traffic collision on 4 December 2017.{{cite web|title=Video - Siegferd Slagveer en Gregory Rigters overleden na verkeersongeval - FamilieNieuws.com|url=http://www.familienieuws.com/2017/12/04/video-32-jarige-gregory-rigters-overleden-verkeersongeval/|website=FamilieNieuws.com|accessdate=5 December 2017|language=nl-NL|date=4 December 2017}}
Career
Rigters began his career in the 2007–08 SVB Hoofdklasse, playing for SV Voorwaarts. After two seasons he transferred to SV The Brothers returning to his former club after two seasons. In 2013, he transferred to Walking Boyz Company finishing his first season at his new club as the league top goal scorer with 16 goals, Rigters would finish as the league's top goal scorer once more with 20 goals scored the following season.{{cite web|url=http://surinamfutbol.blogspot.com/2014/07/historia-goleadores-svb-hoofdklasse.html|title=Historia: Goleadores de la SVB Hoofdklasse desde 1998|publisher=Surinam Fútbol|date=13 July 2014|accessdate=9 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.qn-sports.com/gregory-rigters-topscorer-hoofdklasse-seizoen-2014-2015/|title=Gregory Rigters topscorer hoofdklasse seizoen 2014- 2015|publisher=QN-Sports|accessdate=9 October 2015}}
International career
Rigters played for the Suriname national team having made his debut on 22 April 2009 in a friendly match against French Guiana which ended in a 0–0 draw. He scored his only goal for the national team on 30 April 2015 in a friendly match against Guyana.{{cite web|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/4562/Voetbal/article/detail/4061968/2015/06/08/Gorre-met-Suriname-onderuit-tegen-Nicaragua.dhtml|title=Gorré met Suriname onderuit tegen Nicaragua|publisher=AD.nl|accessdate=9 October 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT|40568}}
{{SVB Hoofdklasse top scorers}}
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Category:Footballers from Paramaribo
Category:Surinamese men's footballers
Category:Suriname men's international footballers
Category:SVB Eerste Divisie players
Category:S.V. Voorwaarts players
Category:S.V. Walking Boyz Company players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Road incident deaths in Suriname
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