Léon Jeck
Belgian association football player (1947-2007) · Belgium · On the map · Footballers · Died at 60
Léon Jeck was a Belgian footballer. He was a tough-tackling centre-back for Standard Liège and played for the Belgium national team against Russia and Mexico in the 1970 FIFA World Cup group stage.
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Close ties
Wilfried Van Moer Teammate at Standard Liège, 1968-1974
Christian Piot Teammate at Standard Liège, 1966-1974
Léon Semmeling Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1974
Louis Pilot Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1972
Jean Thissen Teammate at Standard Liège, 1965-1974
Silvester Takač Teammate at Standard Liège, 1969-1974
Jacques Beurlet Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1974
Nicolas Dewalque Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1974
Jean Nicolay Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1969
Roger Claessen Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1968
Roger Henrotay Teammate at Standard Liège, 1968-1974
Lucien Spronck Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1968
Eric Gerets Teammate at Standard Liège, 1971-1974
Tommy Svensson Teammate at Standard Liège, 1971-1973- Džemaludin Mušović Teammate at Standard Liège, 1972-1974
Joseph Vliers Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1966- Erwin Kostedde Teammate at Standard Liège, 1968-1971
Léon Dolmans Teammate at Standard Liège, 1970-1974- Henri Depireux Teammate at Standard Liège, 1968-1971
José Germano de Sales Teammate at Standard Liège, 1966-1968- István Sztáni Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1965
Velimir Naumović Teammate at Standard Liège, 1965-1969- Henri Thellin Teammate at Standard Liège, 1963-1965
- Jean-Paul Colonval Teammate at Standard Liège, 1967-1969
Career 3
ClubYearsMatchesGoals
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise1974-1975222
Belgium1968-1970110
Standard Liège1963-1974
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About this person
It was Jeck's tackle that was controversially given as a penalty in the Mexico game that helped the hosts, not Belgium, progress to the next stage. He died on 23 June 2007 at the age of 60 from a pulmonary embolism.
Country
Belgium
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 2007 · aged 60
On the same team as Léon
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