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.
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.
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.