François Konter
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | François Konter | ||
Date of birth | 20 February 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Lasauvage, Luxembourg | ||
Position(s) | central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1961 | Chiers Rodange | ||
1961–1966 | Anderlecht | 20 | (0) |
1966–1967 | Crossing Molenbeek | ||
1967–1971 | AA Gent | ||
International career‡ | |||
1955–1969 | Luxembourg | 77 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2009 |
François 'Bitzi' Konter (born 20 February 1934) is a retired Luxembourgian footballer.
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Club career
Konter started his career at local team Chiers Rodange but played much of his club football in Belgium, for RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent.
International career
He played for Luxembourg's national team at the height of the country's footballing strength, making his debut in October 1955 against Switzerland, and was an integral part of the team that almost reached the semi-finals of the 1964 European Championship.
During his international career, Konter played 77 games and scored four goals.[1] He played in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[2]
He was the country's all-time record cap holder from November 1966 until November 1995 when Carlo Weis overtook his tally. He played his final international game in April 1969, in a World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
International goals
- Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 November 1956 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | Switzerland | 4-1 | Friendly match | |
2 | 26 April 1959 | Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Switzerland | 2-0 | Friendly match | |
3 | 28 February 1960 | Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | Belgium | 2-5 | Friendly match | |
4 | 10 April 1960 | Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg | France | 5-3 | Olympic qualification |
Honours
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- 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
- Belgian Cup: 1
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- 1965
Personal life
Konter married Ginette Faber in 1981. They have one daughter, Nadine. His grandson Yannick Bianchini played for Jeunesse Esch and UN Käerjeng 97.
External links
- Bio - Profootball
- François Konter at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
References
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- ↑ Appearances for Luxembourg National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- Pages with reference errors
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1934 births
- Living people
- People from Differdange
- Luxembourgian footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate footballers
- Luxembourg international footballers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Luxembourgian expatriates in Belgium
- Luxembourgian football biography stubs