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Nils Petersen

ニルス・ペーターゼン　/　にるす・ぺーたーぜん

Association football player from Germany

December 6, 1988 (age 37)　・　Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Saxony-Anhalt
association football player

My Take

Nils Petersen earns my admiration for a stat that may never be matched: five goals in a single game for Germany, the only player to do it. That alone tells you he was a finisher of rare ruthlessness. A 189 cm forward who reached the Rio Olympics, he came up from tiny Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt to the top of German football. What I like most, though, is the craftsman's profile rather than the superstar's. He built a reputation as a man who delivered off the bench, and a player who turns up when it counts is worth more to a side than any headline.

Overview

Nils Petersen (German pronunciation: [ˈniːls ˈpeːtɐzn̩, ˈnɪls -]; born 6 December 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics and remains the first and only German footballer who has scored five goals in a single game with the national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nils Petersen
Name (Japanese): ニルス・ペーターゼン
Reading: にるす・ぺーたーぜん
Born: December 6, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dragon
Origin: Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 189 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nils_petersen18/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3

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