Jean Petit (footballer, born 1914)

Jean Petit (25 February 1914 – 25 May 1944) was a Belgian footballer. He was born in Liège, Belgium. He played as a defender for Standard de Liège. He played four times for Belgium in 1938.

Personal life and death

Petit retired from professional football early and became a medical doctor. He was killed during the Second World War in an Allied air raid in the Liege suburb of Kinkempois after attending a patient injured in an earlier raid.

Honours

• Belgian international in 1938 (4 caps)
• Picked for the 1938 World Cup (did not play)
• Vice-Champion of Belgium in 1936 with Standard de Liège

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