Frans Janssens

Belgian footballer (1945–2024)

Frans Janssens
Janssens with Lierse in the 1977–78 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-09-25)25 September 1945
Place of birth Turnhout, Belgium
Date of death 8 January 2024(2024-01-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Lier
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1966 Turnhout
1966–1981 Lierse
1982–1983 Sint-Niklase SK
1983–1984 KVVOG Vorselaar [nl]
International career
1964 Belgium U19 4 (0)
1972–1973 Belgium 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frans Janssens (25 September 1945 – 8 January 2024) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Lierse. He earned two caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972. Janssens died on 8 January 2024, at the age of 78.[2]

Honours

Lierse

  • Belgian Cup: 1968–69

Belgium

  • UEFA Euro third place: 1972

Individual

  • Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1973–74[3]

References

  1. ^ Frans Janssens at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "L'ancien Diable Rouge et légende du Lierse, François 'Swat' Janssens, est décédé". Le Soir. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Homme de la saison belge".

Sources

  • Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps

External links

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Belgium squad1970 FIFA World Cup
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Belgium squadUEFA Euro 1972 third place
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