Alexandre Villaplane

Football player infobox
playername= Alexandre Villaplane


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dateofbirth = 12 September 1905
cityofbirth = Constantine
countryofbirth = French Algeria
dateofdeath = death date and age|1944|12|26|1905|9|12
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position = Midfielder
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years = 1921-1924
1927-1929
1929-1932
1932-1933
1933-1934
clubs = FC Sète
SC Nîmes
RC Paris
FC Antibes
OGC Nice
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nationalyears = 1926-1930
nationalteam = flagicon|France France
nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (0)
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Alexandre Villaplane (Constantine, Algeria, September 12, 1905 – Fort de Montrouge, Arcueil, December 26, 1944) was a French football (soccer) player in the role of midfielder.

In his career he played for FC Sète (1921-1924), Nimes Olympique (1927-1929), Racing Club de France (1929-1932), FC Antibes (1932-1933) and OGC Nice (1933-1934). He got 25 caps for the France national football team and participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

At the End of his career, he was involved in a match fixing scandal, later he became a regular guest in jail due to numerous criminal activities. During World War II he joined a criminal organisation which collaborated with the Nazis. He was given the death penalty in 1944 for being directly involved in at least 10 killings.

External links

* [http://www.fff.fr/servfff/historique/historique.php?id=VILLAPLANE%20Alexandre Profile on French federation official site]