| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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. He played in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
He played his final international game in April 1973, a 0–1 defeat by Switzerland.
Honours
- Luxembourg National Division: 1964, 1966
- Luxembourg Cup: 1967
References
- Appearances for Luxembourg National Team Archived 29 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
External links
- Player profile at FC Metz
- Fernand Jeitz at WorldFootball.net
- Fernand Jeitz at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1945 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Luxembourg City
- Men's association football defenders
- Luxembourgian men's footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate men's footballers
- Luxembourg men's international footballers
- FC Metz players
- US Thionville Lusitanos players
- Ligue 1 players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Luxembourgian football biography stubs