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Émile Antonio (22 April 1928 – 20 September 2022) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder.

Émile Antonio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-04-22)22 April 1928
Place of birth	Auzat-la-Combelle, France
Date of death	20 September 2022(2022-09-20) (aged 94)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1946	La Combelle CCA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1950	La Combelle CCA
1950–1953	FC Sète[1]	89	(18)
1953–1954	Nice	28	(3)
1954–1961	Lyon	184	(23)
1961–1963	Montferrand
1963–1972	La Combelle CCA
National team
	France amateur[citation needed]
	France B[citation needed]	4	(0)
Teams managed
1963–1975	La Combelle CCA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Auzat-la-Combelle in 1928 to emigrants,[2] Antonio became a French citizen in 1931.[3] Having made his debut at his local club, La Combelle CCA,[4] Antonio joined Sète.

Antonio spent the 1953–54 season at Nice, making 28 appearances scoring 3 goals.[3] With Nice, he also won the 1953–54 Coupe de France thanks to a 2–1 win in the final against Marseille, before moving to Olympique Lyonnais.[3]

He stayed at Lyon for seven seasons. He played 183 matches (of which 160 were league games) and scored 23 goals. He is still a well-renowned player at Gerland.^{[citation needed]}

In 1961, he finished his professional career. He played at Montferrand, before returning to his first club, La Combelle CCA.[3] He coached this club between 1963 and 1975.

Later life and death

In June 2022 Antonio's hometown Auzat-la-Combelle named its stadium after him as a tribute.[5]

Antonio died on 20 September 2022, at the age of 94.[3]

Honours

Nice

• Coupe de France: 1953–54

References

External links

• Émile Antonio at FootballDatabase.eu
• Émile Antonio at L'Équipe (in French)

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Émile Antonio (Auzat-la-Combelle, 22 aprile 1928) è un ex calciatore e allenatore di calcio francese, di ruolo centrocampista.

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