François Konter

François Konter
Personal information
Full name	François Konter
Date of birth	20 February 1935
Place of birth	Lasauvage, Luxembourg
Date of death	29 August 2018 (aged 83)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1961
1961–1966	Anderlecht
1966–1967	Crossing Molenbeek
1967–1971	AA Gent
National team‡
1955–1969	Luxembourg
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2009; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2009

François 'Bitzi' Konter (20 February 1934 – 29 August 2018^[1]) was a Luxembourgian footballer.

Club career[]

Konter started his career at local team but played much of his club football in Belgium, for RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent.

International career[]

He played for Luxembourg's national team at the height of the country's footballing strength, making his debut in October 1955 against Switzerland, and was an integral part of the team that almost reached the semi-finals of the 1964 European Championship.

During his international career, Konter played 77 games and scored four goals.^[2] He played in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[3]

He was the country's all-time record cap holder from November 1966 until November 1995 when Carlo Weis overtook his tally. He played his final international game in April 1969, in a World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	11 November 1956	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	Switzerland	4–1	Exhibition game
2	26 April 1959	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Switzerland	2–0	Exhibition game
3	28 February 1960	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Belgium	2–5	Exhibition game
4	10 April 1960	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	France	5–3	Olympic qualification