- Étienne Mattler
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Étienne Mattler Personal information Full name Étienne Mattler Date of birth 25 December 1905 Place of birth Belfort, France Date of death 23 March 1986 (age 80) Place of death Sochaux, France Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Full back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1921–1927 US Belfort 214 (10) 1927–1929 Troyes AC 142 (4) 1929–1946 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 125 (2) National team 1930–40 France
46 (0) Teams managed 1944–46 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard[1] * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Étienne Mattler (25 December 1905 – 23 March 1986) was a French international footballer, nicknamed Le Lion de Belfort.
Mattler, born in Belfort, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921–1927), Troyes AC (1927–1929), and FC Sochaux (1929–1946) where he won two Ligue 1 titles in 1935 and 1938 and one Coupe de France in 1937.
For the national team, he won 46 caps and participated in the 1930, 1934, and 1938 World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups.[2] He died at 80 years old.
References and notes
- ^ France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
- ^ The other players were Edmond Delfour, Nicolae Kovacs, Bernard Voorhoof and Patesko, according to official FIFA match reports. Patesko, however, is not listed in many sources as part of the 1930 Brazilian squad, shortening the list to four players.
External links
France squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup France squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup FW Alcazar • FW Aston • MF Beaucourt • FW Courtois • GK Défossé • MF Delfour • MF Delmer • MF Gabrillargues • DF Gonzales • FW Keller • FW Korb • FW Laurent • MF Liétaer • GK Llense • DF Mairesse • DF Mattler • FW Nicolas • MF Rio • GK Thépot • DF Vandooren • FW Veinante • MF Verriest • Coach: KimptonFrance squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup FW Aston • MF Bastien • DF Ben Bouali • MF Bourbotte • FW Brusseaux • DF Cazenave • FW Courtois • GK Darui • FW Delfour • GK Di Lorto • MF Diagne • FW Heisserer • MF Jasseron • MF Jordan • FW Kowalczyk • GK Llense • DF Mattler • FW Nicolas • DF Povolny • DF Vandooren • FW Veinante • FW Zatelli • Coach: BarreauFC Sochaux-Montbéliard – managers Bailly (1928–29) · Gibson (1929–34) · Bailly (1934) · Ross (1934–36) · Abegglen (1936) · Ross (1936–39) · Wartel (1939–44) · Mattler (1944–46) · Wartel (1946–52) · Dormois (1952–60) · Wartel (1960) · Dupal (1960–62) · Hug (1962–67) · Vuillaume (1967) · Krstić (1967–69) · Barret (1969–75) · Fauvergue (1975–81) · Mosca (1981–84) · Takač (1984–85) · Fauvergue (1985–87) · Barret (1987) · Takač (1987–94) · Santini (1994–95) · Notheaux (1995–96) · Hadžibegić (1996–98) · Anziani (1998–99) · Fernandez (1999–2002) · Lacombe (2002–05) · Bijotat (2005–06) · Perrin (2006–07) · Hantz (2007) · Ruty (2007) · Gillot (2008–11) · Baždarević (2011–)
Categories:- 1905 births
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- Ligue 1 players
- 1930 FIFA World Cup players
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- 1938 FIFA World Cup players
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