Fernand Jeitz Explained

Fernand Jeitz
Birth Date:1945 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Position:Defender
Years1:1963–1967
Clubs1:Aris Bonnevoie
Years2:1967–1977
Clubs2:Metz
Caps2:314
Goals2:5
Years3:1977–1979
Clubs3:Thionville
Nationalyears1:1965–1973
Nationalteam1:Luxembourg
Nationalcaps1:35
Nationalgoals1:0

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/lux-recintlp.html Appearances for Luxembourg National Team
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195755/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51507/index.html Record at FIFA Tournaments