Jean-Pierre Mertl
{{short description|Luxembourgish footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean-Pierre Mertl
| fullname = Jean-Pierre Mertl
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|04|23}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|10|31|1930|04|23}}
| death_place =
| height=
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1951–1956
| clubs1 = Rumelange
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1956–1967
| clubs2 = Union Luxembourg
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| goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 1951–1960
| nationalteam1= Luxembourg
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Jean-Pierre Mertl (23 April 1930 – 31 October 2012) was a Luxembourgish footballer. A defender, he played for the Luxembourg national football team and two club sides.
Club career
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
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.{{cite web |last1=Goetz |first1=Thibaut |title=Un match pas comme les autres |url=http://mental.lu/2019/11/15/un-match-pas-comme-les-autres/ |website=mental.lu |accessdate=24 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=National football team player Jean-Pierre Mertl |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=13807 |website=eu-football.info |accessdate=24 August 2020}}
Honours
References
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Category:Luxembourgian men's footballers
Category:Luxembourg men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
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