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Frans Janssens

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)
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.

Honours

Lierse

• Belgian Cup: 1968–69

Belgium

• UEFA Euro third place: 1972

Individual

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

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

• Frans Janssens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Frans Janssens at WorldFootball.net

v t e Belgium squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup
1 Piot 2 Heylens 3 Thissen 4 Dewalque 5 Jeck 6 Dockx 7 Semmeling 8 Van Moer 9 Devrindt 10 Van Himst (c) 11 Puis 12 Trappeniers 13 Beurlet 14 Martens 15 Vandendaele 16 Polleunis 17 Verheyen 18 Lambert 19 Carteus 20 Peeters 21 Janssens 22 Duquesne Coach: Goethals

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1972 third place
GK Piot GK Sanders DF Dockx DF Dolmans DF Heylens DF Martens DF Thissen DF Van Binst MF Semmeling MF Thio MF Vandendaele MF Verheyen FW Janssens FW Lambert FW Polleunis FW Teugels FW Van Himst (c) Coach: Goethals

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