Alexandre Villaplane

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Alexandre Villaplane
Date of birth	12 September 1905
Place of birth	Constantine, French Algeria
Date of death	December 26, 1944 (aged 39)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1921-1924 1927-1929 1929-1932 1932-1933 1933-1934	FC Sète SC Nîmes RC Paris FC Antibes OGC Nice
National team
1926-1930	France	25 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alexandre Villaplane (Constantine, Algeria, September 12, 1905 – Fort de Montrouge, Arcueil, December 26, 1944) was a French football (soccer) player in the role of midfielder.

In his career he played for FC Sète (1921-1924), Nimes Olympique (1927-1929), Racing Club de France (1929-1932), FC Antibes (1932-1933) and OGC Nice (1933-1934). He got 25 caps for the France national football team and participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

At the End of his career, he was involved in a match fixing scandal , later he became a regular guest in jail due to numerous criminal activities. During World War II he joined a criminal organisation which collaborated with the Nazis. He was given the death penalty in 1944 for being directly involved in at least 10 killings.

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Profile on French federation official site

v • d • e France squad - 1930 FIFA World Cup

DF Andoire • DF Capelle • MF Chantrel • FW Delfour • MF Delmer • FW Langiller • MF J. Laurent • FW L. Laurent • FW Libérati • FW Maschinot • DF Mattler • MF Pinel • GK Tassin • GK Thépot • FW Veinante • MF Villaplane • Coach: Caudron