Alfred Dambach
French footballer
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Alfred Dambach (22 September 1918 – 19 November 1960) was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Strasbourg, Reims-Champagne and Rouen in the 1940s. He also made one appearance for the French national team in 1944.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Date of death | 19 November 1960 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Darnétal, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Neuhof | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Strasbourg | ||
| 1939–1940 | Stade cadurcien | ||
| 1940–1943 | ESA Brive | ||
| 1943–1944 | Reims-Champagne | ||
| 1944–1949 | Rouen | ||
| 1949–1951 | SM Caen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1944 | France | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born on 22 September 1918 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Dambach began his career at his hometown club RC Strasbourg in 1937, aged 19, where he remained for two seasons, until 1939.[1][2][3][4] In total, he played 53 Ligue 1 matches for Strasbourg, making his official debut on 12 September 1937, Racing de Paris, and played his last game on 29 May 1939, against Olympique de Marseille, keeping a clean-sheet in both matches (3–0 and 1–0, respectively).[2] After the outbreak of World War II, he joined Les Jeunes Cadourques, which later merged with Stade cadurcien.[5] After one season there, he played three more at ESA Brive (1940–43), Dambach joined Reims-Champagne in 1943, and in his first (and only) season at the club, he helped his side reach the 1944 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 4–0 loss to Nancy-Lorraine.[6][7]
In 1944, Dambach joined Rouen, remaining there for five seasons, until 1949, helping them win the 1944–45 French Football Championship.[3] One of his autographed pictures from April 1949 was later displayed and sold at a high price.[8] In 1949, he was signed by SM Caen, where he retired in 1950, aged 32.[1][3][4] In total, he played 106 matches in Ligue 1.[2]
International career
On 24 December 1944, a few months after the Coupe de France final, Dambach earned his first (and only) international cap in France's first official match since March 1942, starting in a friendly match against Belgium at the Parc de Princes, and helping his side to a 3–1 win.[9][10][11]