Romuald Désiré Peiser (born 3 August 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently serves as the goalkeeper coach for CF Montréal of Major League Soccer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romuald Désiré Peiser | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Phalsbourg, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CF Montréal (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | AS Poissy | ||
| 1995–1997 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 71 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Uerdingen | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Vaduz | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Rapid Bucharest | 26 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Troyes | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Gueugnon | 67 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Naval | 54 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Académica | 58 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Ottawa Fury | 73 | (0) |
| 2017 | San Francisco Deltas | 33 | (0) |
| 2018 | Penn FC | 26 | (0) |
| Total | 443 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2021 | Sacramento Republic (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | CF Montréal (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editPeiser was born in Phalsbourg, Moselle. After unsuccessfully emerging through Paris Saint-Germain FC's youth system – only appeared for the reserves – he played in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen II and KFC Uerdingen, both in the lower leagues; subsequently, he spent one season in the Swiss Challenge League with FC Vaduz.
Peiser made his top flight debut in the 2003–04 campaign, only missing four Liga I games as FC Rapid București finished in third position. He returned to his country for the following four years, spending two apiece with Troyes AC and FC Gueugnon and being part of the former team's Ligue 1 roster in 2005–06 (no league appearances).
In 2008, aged 29, Peiser moved countries again, going on to start for both Portuguese sides he represented, Associação Naval 1º de Maio and Académica de Coimbra, both in the Primeira Liga.[1][2][3] His first match in the competition took place on 4 October 2008 while at the service of the former, in a 1–1 home draw to C.F. Os Belenenses.[4]
On 9 July 2014, Peiser signed with his first non-European club, joining Ottawa Fury FC of the North American Soccer League.[5] In July of the following year, he broke a record in the competition – in both the original and modern-day incarnation – for the longest shutout record.[6]
In December 2016, 37-year-old Peiser moved to fellow league team San Francisco Deltas.[7] He won the Soccer Bowl in his first season, keeping a clean sheet in the decisive match against New York Cosmos (2–0 at the Kezar Stadium).[8]
In March 2018, Peiser signed with United Soccer League side Penn FC.[9] After retiring later in that year, he worked as goalkeeper coach at Sacramento Republic FC.[10]
On June 4, 2021, he was hired to be the new goalkeeper coach for CF Montréal.[11]
Honours
editClub
editAcadémica
Ottawa Fury
San Francisco Deltas
Individual
edit- NASL Golden Glove: 2015[14]
References
edit- ^ "Peiser acredita que ida para a Académica é 'passo em frente na carreira'" [Peiser believes move to Académica is 'step forward in career'] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Peiser: 'Académica tem estruturas muito melhores que a Naval'" [Peiser: 'Académica has much better structures than Naval'] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Tudo é possível" [Anything is possible] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Naval-Belenenses, 1–1 (destaques)" [Naval-Belenenses, 1–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Fury FC sign goalkeeper Romuald Peiser". Ottawa Fury. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ "At 541 minutes and counting, Peiser has gone longer than any other 'keeper in the #NASL Golden or Modern Era without giving up a goal". Twitter. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Deltas ink first three players in club history". North American Soccer League. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "San Francisco Deltas beat New York Cosmos to win NASL Championship". Sports Illustrated. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Penn FC signs Romuald Peiser". Penn FC. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Republic FC name Romuald Peiser as new goalkeeper coach". Sacramento Republic FC. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Romuald Peiser named goalkeeper coach". CFMontreal. CF Montréal. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Taça: Académica-Desp. Aves, 3–2 (crónica)" [Cup: Académica-Desp. Aves, 3–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Académica vence a Taça de Portugal (com vídeo)" [Académica win Portuguese Cup (with video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Ottawa Fury FC goalkeeper Romuald Peiser claims NASL Golden Glove Award". North American Soccer League. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links
edit- Romuald Peiser – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Romuald Peiser at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Romuald Peiser at Soccerway
