Frans Janssens

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, Belgium
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
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. He was born in Turnhout, Belgium. During his career he played for K. Lierse S.K.. He made two appearances for the Belgium national football team from 1970 to 1972.

Janssens died on 8 January 2024, at the age of 78.[2]

Honours

Lierse

  • Belgian Cup: 1968–69

Belgium

Individual

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".