Fernand Jeitz


Fernand Jeitz 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.

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