Jean-Paul Defrang

Jean-Paul Defrang
Personal information
Full name Jean-Paul Defrang
Date of birth (1956-06-22)22 June 1956
Date of death October 2026(2026-10-00) (aged 70)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Jeunesse Esch
1977–1991 Progrès Niederkorn
International career
1983–1984 Luxembourg 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Paul Defrang (22 June 1956 – October 2026) was a Luxembourgish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He was a member of the Luxembourg national football team from 1983 to 1984.

Facing Spain, Defrang only conceded one goal in the 0–1 defeat, in snowy conditions.

Later in life he bought a property in Els Poblets, Spain.

On 12 October 2026, it was announced that he had died over the previous weekend.

References

  1. ↑ Jean-Paul Defrang at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Hiégel, Didier (10 October 2014). "Jean-Paul Defrang: «Les Espagnols dérapaient un peu»". Virgule (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ehemaliger FLF-Torhüter Jean-Paul Defrang ist tot" [Former FLF goalkeeper Jean-Paul Defrang is dead]. Wort.lu (in French). 12 October 2026. Retrieved 13 October 2026.