Fernand Jeitz is a retired footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 from Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

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Club career

A sweeper, Jeitz left his hometown club Aris Bonnevoie for French league side FC Metz

FC Metz

Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

 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

Luxembourg national football team

The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...

 in a May 1965 World Cup qualification match against Norway

Norway national football team

The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...

 and went on to earn 35 caps, no goals scored. He played in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

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 matches.

He played his final international game in April 1973, a 0-1 defeat by Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

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Honours

• Luxembourg National Division
  Luxembourg National Division
  The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...
  
  : 2

1964, 1966

• Luxembourg Cup
  Luxembourg Cup
  The Luxembourg Cup is the national knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons during the German occupation during Second World War.-Winners:...
  
  : 1

1967

External links

• Player profile - FC Metz
• weltfussball
• Career stats - National Football Teams