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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Langers | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Union Luxembourg | (26) | |
| 1980–1982 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Marseille | 15 | (1) |
| 1983–1984 | Metz | 7 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Stade Quimpérois | 74 | (25) |
| 1986–1988 | Guingamp | 44 | (15) |
| 1988–1989 | Orléans | 33 | (27) |
| 1989–1991 | Nice | 60 | (24) |
| 1991–1992 | Cannes | 19 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| 1993–1994 | Etoile Carouge | ||
| 1994–1996 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | 26 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | F91 Dudelange | 19 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | Union Luxembourg | 17 | (14) |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1998 | Luxembourg | 73 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editLangers 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.[1] 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
editLangers 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.[2] He played in 35 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[3]
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.[4]
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langers goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May 1985 | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg, East Germany |  East Germany |
1–3 | 1–3 | 1986 World Cup qualifying |
| 2 | 25 September 1985 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  Bulgaria |
1–3 | 1–3 | 1986 World Cup qualifying |
| 3 | 30 April 1987 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Bulgaria |
1–2 | 1–4 | 1988 Euro qualifying |
| 4 | 21 September 1988 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  Switzerland |
1–4 | 1–4 | 1990 World Cup qualifying |
| 5 | 31 October 1990 | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg |  Germany |
2–3 | 2–3 | 1992 Euro qualifying |
| 6 | 14 February 1995 | Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod, Israel |  Israel |
1–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 7 | 2–3 | |||||
| 8 | 8 October 1996 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Bulgaria |
1–1 | 1–2 | 1998 World Cup qualifying |
Honours
editMetz
Individual
References
edit- ^ Garin, Erik (20 February 2009). "France – List of Topscorers Second Level". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Appearances for Luxembourg National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Robby Langers – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (28 September 2002). "Roby Langers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Roby Langers
External links
edit- Robby Langers at National-Football-Teams.com
- Robby Langers at fussballdaten.de (in German)