Lucien Schaeffer
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-06-06)6 June 1928[1]
Place of birth Eschau, Bas-Rhin, France[2]
Date of death 28 December 2016(2016-12-28) (aged 88)[3]
Place of death Eschau, Bas-Rhin, France[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
FC Eschau
?-1946 FAIG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1953 RC Strasbourg 115
1953-1963 Valenciennes FC 302
1963-1965 US Chauny
International career
1948 France Olympic Called up
Managerial career
1963-1965 US Chauny
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lucien Schaeffer (6 June 1928 – 28 December 2016)[5][6] was a French football goalkeeper who was a member of the French squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics,[7][8] but he did not play in any matches.[9] Schaeffer died on 28 December 2016 at the age of 88.[10]

Club career

He started football at FC Eschau[11] and FAIG.[12] In 1945, he was recruited by RC Strasbourg, starting as an amateur player until 1948[13] With them he won the 1951 Coupe de France (which was the first ever honor of the club)[14] while he was the starting goalkeeper. In 1953 he went to Valenciennes FC where he stayed 10 years.[15] He then ended his career at amateur side US Chauny, from 1963 to 1965.[16]

Managerial Career

He had a brief stint as a manager from 1963 to 1965 at US Chauny while he was still a player there.[17]

International career

He was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics,[18][19] but was an unused substitute for the two Games against India[20] and Great Britain,[21] as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. He never had a cap with France.

Honours

RC Strasbourg

References

  1. ↑ "Lucien Schaeffer". Football Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Lucien Schaeffer". Football Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Disparition de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Disparition de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lucien Schaeffer". Football Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Disparition de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Club Strasbourg Alsace. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "France in Football". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Lucien Schaeffer". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Le décès de Lucien Schaeffer, emblématique gardien de but de VAFC". La Voix du Nord (in French). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lucien Schaeffer". Football Database. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Décès de Lucien Schaeffer". Racing Stub. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "France in Football". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  19. ↑ "Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournament Final 31 Jul 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournament Final 5 Aug 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.


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