André Strappe
French footballer (1928–2006)
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André Louis Strappe (23 February 1928 – 10 February 2006) was a French professional footballer who played as a forward, and later served as a manager.[3]
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Full name
André Louis Strappe[1]
Date of birth
23 February 1928[2]
Place of birth
Bully-les-Mines,[2] Pas-de-Calais, France
Date of death
10 February 2006 (aged 77)[1]
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Strappe in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Louis Strappe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1928[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bully-les-Mines,[2] Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 2006 (aged 77)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Le Havre,[1] Seine-Maritime, France | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| 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+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948 | France Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 1949–1954 | France | 23 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Bastia | ||
| 1966–1970 | Tavaux-Damparis | ||
| 1970–1971 | Châteauroux | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
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.[citation needed]
International career
Strappe also played 23 matches and scored 4 goals for France.[4] He participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics[5] and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.[citation needed]
Honours
Lille
- Division 1: 1953–54[citation needed]
- Coupe de France: 1952–53, 1954–55[citation needed]
Le Havre
- Division 2: 1958–59[citation needed]
- Coupe de France: 1958–59[citation needed]
- Challenge des Champions: 1959[citation needed]
