Peter Hoekstra (footballer)
{{Short description|Dutch footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Hoekstra
| image =
| full_name = Peter Martin Hoekstra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|4|4}}
| birth_place = Assen, Netherlands
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Left winger
| youthyears1 = 1990| youthclubs1 = PSV
| years1 = 1991–1996 | clubs1 = PSV | caps1 = 90 | goals1 = 21
| years2 = 1996–2001 | clubs2 = Ajax | caps2 = 68 | goals2 = 14
| years3 = 1999–2000 | clubs3 = → SD Compostela (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2000–2001 | clubs4 = → Groningen (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2001–2004 | clubs5 = Stoke City | caps5 = 78 | goals5 = 11
| totalcaps = 277 | totalgoals = 47
| nationalyears1 = 1996| nationalteam1 = Netherlands | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Peter Martin Hoekstra ({{IPA|nl|ˈpeːtər ˈɦukstraː}}; born 4 April 1973) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left winger for PSV Eindhoven, Ajax and Stoke City. Capped five times by the Netherlands national team, he was a member of the Dutch squad at Euro 1996 in England under manager Guus Hiddink.
Club career
Hoekstra started his career at PSV Eindhoven where he played for five years, making over 100 appearances for the club. Ajax Amsterdam signed him for £2m in 1996 to replace Marc Overmars. Injuries halted his career at Ajax and he was loaned out to Spanish side SD Compostela in 1999 and Dutch side FC Groningen in 2000.
Hoekstra made a total of 68 league appearances in five years with Ajax before signing with English Second Division side Stoke City in August 2001.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/1449113.stm|title=Stoke in double swoop|accessdate=27 May 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 July 2001}} Hoekstra's skill caused problems for many defences in English football's third tier and he was often subject to heavy tackles from opponents.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/1702143.stm|title=Potters' Hoekstra blow|accessdate=27 May 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 December 2001}} He made 28 appearances for Stoke in 2001–02 helping them gain promotion in the 2002 play-off final. He scored three goals that season against Notts County and twice against Chesterfield.{{cite web|title=Stoke 1–0 Notts County|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1593020.stm|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 May 2013}}{{cite web|title=Chesterfield 1–2 Stoke|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1613467.stm|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 May 2013}} In 2002–03 Stoke battled against relegation from the First Division and Hoekstra's experience proved to be a vital asset, playing in 33 matches scoring five goals including a brace against Watford and a winning goal against Preston North End.{{cite web|title=Watford 1–2 Stoke|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/2852721.stm|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 May 2013}} In 2003–04 Hoekstra played 27 times scoring four goals including a hat-trick against Reading.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/3296543.stm|title=Stoke 3–0 Reading|accessdate=27 May 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 December 2003}} In May 2004, aged just 31, he was forced to retire due to a buildup of injuries.
He was voted as the best Stoke player to play in the first ten years at the Britannia Stadium in 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Stoke-City-Hoekstra-gets-just-reward/article-544902-detail/article.html|title=Hoekstra gets his just reward|accessdate=27 May 2011|publisher=thisisstaffordshire.co.uk}} He is now a youth coach at FC Groningen with whom he made a visit to Stoke in April 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Stoke-City-Stoke-s-Dutch-master-passing-wing-wizardry-host-young-apprentices/article-3531316-detail/article.html|title=Stoke's own Dutch master now passing on his wing wizardry to a host of young apprentices|accessdate=27 May 2011|publisher=thisisstaffordshire.co.uk}}
International career
Hoekstra made his debut for the Netherlands national team on 24 April 1996 in a friendly against Germany (1–0 loss) in Rotterdam. He was then selected to play for the Netherlands in the 1996 European Championship in England. Hoekstra played five times for his country, without scoring a goal.
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}}{{NFT|14957|accessdate=}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|PSV Eindhoven
|14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1992–93
|Eredivisie |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94
|Eredivisie |23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 7 | ||
| 1994–95
|Eredivisie |19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96
|Eredivisie |15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!90 | 21 | 7||1||colspan="2"|—||97 | 22 | |||||
| rowspan="5"|Ajax
|Eredivisie |16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 5 | ||
| 1996–97
|Eredivisie |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98
|Eredivisie |23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 3 | ||
| 1998–99
|Eredivisie |21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 14 | 8||1||colspan="2"|—||76 | 15 | |||||
| SD Compostela (loan)
|27 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | |||
| FC Groningen (loan)
|Eredivisie |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| rowspan=4|Stoke City
|24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2002–03
|30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2003–04
|First Division |24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 12 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!277 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 50 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|1996 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 5 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060621045318/http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/hoekstra-p.htm CV Peter Hoekstra]
- [http://stokecity.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=944&p=2&stid=8362525 Vintage Profiles – Peter Hoekstra]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- {{Soccerbase|9411}}
{{Netherlands Squad UEFA Euro 1996}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoekstra, Peter}}
Category:Sportspeople from Assen
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Drenthe
Category:Netherlands men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:UEFA Euro 1996 players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:English Football League players
Category:PSV Eindhoven players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:SD Compostela footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England