Gregory Rigters
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Full name
Gregory Walter Rigters
Date of birth
26 February 1985
Place of birth
Paramaribo, Suriname
Date of death
4 December 2017 (aged 32)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Walter Rigters | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 2017 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 October 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2015 | |||
Gregory Walter Rigters (26 February 1985 – 4 December 2017) was a Surinamese footballer.
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 4 December 2017.[1]
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]
