Robby Langers
FullnameRobert Langers
Birth date1 August 1960 (age 66)
Birth placeLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height1.78 m
PositionStriker
Years 11979–1980
Clubs 1Union Luxembourg
Goals 126
Years 21980–1982
Clubs 2Borussia Mönchengladbach
Caps 23
Goals 20
Years 31982–1983
Clubs 3Marseille
Caps 315
Goals 31
Years 41983–1984
Clubs 4Metz
Caps 47
Goals 40
Years 51984–1986
Clubs 5Stade Quimpérois
Caps 574
Goals 525
Years 61986–1988
Clubs 6Guingamp
Caps 644
Goals 615
Clubs 7Orléans
Years 71988–1989
Caps 733
Goals 727
Years 81989–1991
Clubs 8Nice
Caps 860
Goals 824
Years 91991–1992
Clubs 9Cannes
Caps 919
Goals 92
Years 101992–1993
Clubs 10Yverdon-Sport
Years 111993–1994
Clubs 11Etoile Carouge
Years 121994–1996
Clubs 12SV Eintracht Trier 05
Caps 1226
Goals 126
Years 131996–1997
Clubs 13F91 Dudelange
Caps 1319
Goals 136
Years 141997–1998
Clubs 14Union Luxembourg
Caps 1417
Goals 1414
Nationalyears 11980–1998
Nationalteam 1Luxembourg
Nationalcaps 173
Nationalgoals 18

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.[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

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.[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

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langers goal.
List of international goals scored by Robby Langers[5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 May 1985Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg, East GermanyDDR1–31–31986 World Cup qualifying
225 September 1985Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), LuxembourgBulgaria1–31–31986 World Cup qualifying
330 April 1987Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), LuxembourgBulgaria1–21–41988 Euro qualifying
421 September 1988Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), LuxembourgSwitzerland1–41–41990 World Cup qualifying
531 October 1990Stade Municipal, Luxembourg (city), LuxembourgGermany2–32–31992 Euro qualifying
614 February 1995Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod, IsraelIsrael1–32–4Friendly
72–3
88 October 1996Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (city), LuxembourgBulgaria1–11–21998 World Cup qualifying

Honours

Metz

Individual

References

  1. ^ Garin, Erik (20 February 2009). "France – List of Topscorers Second Level". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Appearances for Luxembourg National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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  4. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (28 September 2002). "Roby Langers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. ^ Football PLAYER: Roby Langers