André Strappe (23 February 1928 – 9 February 2006) was a French professional footballer who played as a forward, and later served as a manager.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 February 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Bully-les-Mines, France | ||
Date of death | 9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 77) | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1945–1948 | ES Bully | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948–1958 | Lille | 310 | (110) |
1958–1961 | Le Havre | 93 | (26) |
1961–1963 | Nantes | 49 | (7) |
1963–1965 | Bastia | ||
1966–1970 | Tavaux-Damparis | ||
1970–1971 | Châteauroux | 10 | (2) |
Total | 465+ | (145+) | |
National team | |||
1949–1954 | France | 23 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
1964–1965 | Bastia | ||
1966–1970 | Tavaux-Damparis | ||
1970–1971 | Châteauroux | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Strappe was a player for Lille, Le Havre, and Nantes, and then a player-manager for Bastia, Tavaux-Damparis, and Châteauroux. He scored 112 goals in the French Division 1 and won the league tournament in 1953–54 with Lille. He also won the Coupe de France in 1953 and 1955 with Lille, and again with Le Havre in 1959.
He also played 23 matches and scored 4 goals for France.[2] He participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[3] and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Strappe died on 9 February 2006 at age 77.
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