Léon Jeck Explained

Léon Jeck
Fullname:Léon Jeck
Birth Date:8 February 1947
Birth Place:Ans, Belgium
Death Place:Seraing, Belgium
Position:Defender
Clubs1:Standard Liège
Years1:1964–1974
Clubs2:Union St. Gilloise
Years2:1974–1975
Clubs3:US Tellinoise
Years3:1975–1977

Léon Jeck (8 February 1947 – 24 June 2007) was a Belgian international footballer. He was a tough-tackling centre-back for Standard Liège and played against Russia and Mexico in the 1970 World Cup Finals. It was Jeck's tackle that was controversially given as a penalty in the Mexico game that helped the hosts, not Belgium, progress to the next stage. He died on 23 June 2007 at the age of 60 from a pulmonary embolism.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Soir. Brussels. Léon Jeck emporté par une embolie. Léon Jeck died from a stroke. French. 25 June 2007.