Gregory Rigters

Gregory Walter Rigters (February 26, 1985 – December 4, 2017) was a Surinamese footballer.

Gregory Rigters
Personal information
Full name Gregory Walter Rigters
Date of birth (1985-02-26)February 26, 1985
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of death December 4, 2017(2017-12-04) (aged 32)
Place of death Paramaribo, Suriname
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Voorwaarts
2009–2010 The Brothers
2010–2013 Voorwaarts
2013–2017 WBC 56 (40)
International career‡
2009–2015 Suriname 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 9, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 9, 2015

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 December 4, 2017.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

References
  1. "Video - Siegferd Slagveer en Gregory Rigters overleden na verkeersongeval - FamilieNieuws.com". FamilieNieuws.com (in Dutch). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. "Historia: Goleadores de la SVB Hoofdklasse desde 1998". Surinam Fútbol. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. "Gregory Rigters topscorer hoofdklasse seizoen 2014- 2015". QN-Sports. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. "Gorré met Suriname onderuit tegen Nicaragua". AD.nl. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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