Fernand Jeitz

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Fernand Jeitz
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-29) 29 September 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1967 Aris Bonnevoie
1967–1977 Metz 314 (5)
1977–1979 Thionville
International career
1965–1973 Luxembourg 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernand Jeitz (born 29 September 1945) is a retired Luxembourgish footballer from Luxembourg who played as a defender.

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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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