François Konter

François "Bitzi" Konter (20 February 1934 – 29 August 2018^[1]) was a Luxembourgish professional footballer.

François Konter

Personal information
Full name	François Konter
Date of birth	(1935-02-20)20 February 1935
Place of birth	Lasauvage, Luxembourg
Date of death	29 August 2018(2018-08-29) (aged 83)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1961	Chiers Rodange
1961–1966	Anderlecht	20	(0)
1966–1967	Crossing Molenbeek
1967–1971	AA Gent
International career‡
1955–1969	Luxembourg	77	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 March 2009

Club career

Konter started his career at local team Chiers Rodange but played much of his club football in Belgium, for RSC Anderlecht and AA Gent.

International career

He played for Luxembourg's national team at the height of the country's footballing strength, making his debut in October 1955 against Switzerland, and was an integral part of the team that almost reached the semi-finals of the 1964 European Championship.

During his international career, Konter played 77 games and scored four goals.^[2] He played in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[3]

He was the country's all-time record cap holder from November 1966 until November 1995 when Carlo Weis overtook his tally. He played his final international game in April 1969, in a World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.

International goals

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 November 1956	Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	Switzerland		4–1	Exhibition game
2	26 April 1959	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Switzerland		2–0	Exhibition game
3	28 February 1960	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Belgium		2–5	Exhibition game
4	10 April 1960	Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	France		5–3	Olympic qualification

Honours

• Belgian First Division: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966
• Belgian Cup: 1965

Personal life

Konter married Ginette Faber in 1981. They have one daughter, Nadine. His grandson Yannick Bianchini played for Jeunesse Esch and UN Käerjeng 97.