Fernand Jeitz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1967 | Aris Bonnevoie | ||
| 1967–1977 | Metz | 314 | (5) |
| 1977–1979 | Thionville | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1973 | Luxembourg | 35 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Fernand Jeitz (born 29 September 1945) is a retired Luxembourgish footballer from Luxembourg who played as a defender.
Club career[]
A sweeper, Jeitz left his hometown club Aris Bonnevoie for French league side FC Metz in 1967. In 10 seasons there, he played a total of 357 games and also captained the team for 5 years. An achilles injury ended his stay at Metz.
International career[]
Jeitz made his debut for Luxembourg in a May 1965 World Cup qualification match against Norway and went on to earn 35 caps, no goals scored.[1] He played in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
He played his final international game in April 1973, a 0–1 defeat by Switzerland.
Honours[]
- Luxembourg National Division: 1964, 1966
- Luxembourg Cup: 1967
References[]
- ^ Appearances for Luxembourg National Team Archived 29 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links[]
- Player profile at FC Metz
- Fernand Jeitz at WorldFootball.net
- Fernand Jeitz at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Sportspeople from Luxembourg City
- Association football defenders
- Luxembourgian footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate footballers
- Luxembourg international footballers
- FC Metz players
- Thionville FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate footballers in France
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