André Strappe Explained

André Strappe
Full Name:André Louis Strappe[1]
Birth Date:23 February 1928[2]
Birth Place:Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France
Death Place:Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1945–1948
Youthclubs1:ES Bully
Years1:1948–1958
Clubs1:Lille
Caps1:310
Goals1:110
Years2:1958–1961
Clubs2:Le Havre
Caps2:93
Goals2:26
Years3:1961–1963
Clubs3:Nantes
Caps3:49
Goals3:7
Years4:1963–1965
Clubs4:Bastia
Clubs5:Tavaux-Damparis
Years5:1966–1970
Clubs6:Châteauroux
Years6:1970–1971
Caps6:10
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:465+
Totalgoals:145+
Nationalyears1:1948
Nationalteam1:France Olympic
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1949–1954
Nationalteam2:France
Nationalcaps2:23
Nationalgoals2:4
Manageryears1:1964–1965
Managerclubs1:Bastia
Manageryears2:1966–1970
Managerclubs2:Tavaux-Damparis
Manageryears3:1970–1971
Managerclubs3:Châteauroux

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]

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.

International career

He also played 23 matches and scored 4 goals for France. He participated at the 1948 Summer Olympics[4] and in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.

Honours

Lille

Le Havre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fichier des décès – années 2000 à 2009 . Death file – years 2000 to 2009 . INSEE . 28 September 2024 . fr.
  2. News: André Strappe . L'Équipe . Paris . 28 September 2024 . fr.
  3. Web site: France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs. live. 21 February 2021. RSSF.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20021228012629/http://rsssf.com:80/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html . 28 December 2002 .
  4. Web site: André Strappe . Olympedia . 14 October 2021.