Jean Petit (25 February 1914 – 25 May 1944) was a

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footballer. He was born in

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. He played as a defender for

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. He played four times for

in 1938.

Personal life and death

Petit retired from professional football early and became a medical doctor. He was killed during the

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in an Allied air raid in the Liege suburb of Kinkempois after attending a patient injured in an earlier raid.''La Légia'' 30 May 1944 pages 2 and 3)
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Honours

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in 1938 (4 caps) * Picked for the 1938 World Cup (did not play) * Vice-Champion of Belgium in 1936 with

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* Belgium men's international footballers Belgian footballers Walloon sportspeople 1938 FIFA World Cup players Standard Liège players 1914 births 1944 deaths Footballers from Liège Men's association football defenders Belgian civilians killed in World War II Deaths by airstrike during World War II {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub