Jean-Pierre Mertl (23 April 1930 – 31 October 2012) was a Luxembourgian footballer. A defender, he played for the Luxembourg national football team and two club sides.

Jean-Pierre Mertl
Personal information
Full name Jean-Pierre Mertl
Date of birth (1930-04-23)23 April 1930
Date of death 31 October 2012(2012-10-31) (aged 82)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1956 Rumelange
1956–1967 Union Luxembourg
International career
1951–1960 Luxembourg 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Mertl began playing for Rumelange in 1951 before moving to Union Luxembourg in 1956. There he won one Luxembourg National Division title and three Luxembourg Cups.

International career edit

Mertl first played for Luxembourg in 1951 in a defeat against West Germany. He went on to appear 20 times for Luxembourg and scored one goal in his international career in a match against a Portugal B-team.[1][2]

Honours edit

1961–62
1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Goetz, Thibaut. "Un match pas comme les autres". mental.lu. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. ^ "National football team player Jean-Pierre Mertl". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Football club Union Sportive Luxembourg, Lëtzebuerg". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 August 2020.