| Jean-Louis Straetmans | |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1949–1963 |
| Clubs1: | White Star Woluwé |
| Years2: | 1963–1964 |
| Clubs2: | RWS Bruxelles |
| Nationalyears1: | 1952–1956 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Jean-Louis Straetmans (26 September 1931 – 9 October 2016) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward. He made five appearances for the Belgium national team from 1952 to 1956.[1]
Straetmans was born in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. He scored 151 goals in 273 matches in the Belgian Second Division for White Star, ranking fifth in the list of the league's top scorers as of 2008.[2] He never played in the first tier.
He retired from playing in 1959,[3] after breaking his heel when he fell from a scaffolding while working as a painter.[2]
Named in Belgium's squad for the Group 2 qualification tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup,[4] he scored goals that helped Belgium achieve qualification for the World Cup before missing out on the tournament through injury.[3]
After his retirement from playing Straetmans worked as a sporting director for White Star and Racing White.[3]
He was married to Monique Noël and owned a painting shop.[2]
He died on 9 October 2016, at the age of 85.[1]