André Gascard

André Gascard

André Gascard with his wife and children in 1937.
Personal information
Date of birthNovember 16, 1890
Place of birthAgen, France
Date of deathOctober 16, 1969 (aged 78)
Place of deathMarseille, France
Playing positiondefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
FC Sète
Stade helvétique de Marseille
1917-1919Olympique de Marseille
Teams managed
1938-1939Olympique de Marseille
1941-1942Olympique de Marseille
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

André Gascard is a former French footballer born 16 November 1890[1] in Agen, died 16 October 1969 in Marseille. He played most of his career at Sète and Marseille.

Biography

André Gascard was captain of the Olympique de Marseille team which reached the final of the Championnat de France USFSA against Le Havre AC (4-1) in 1919.[2] OM managed great performances at the national level, although the range of national competitions at the time diminishes their achievements somewhat.

He became coach of the Marseille club in 1939 and 1941. He later became chairman, and then head archivist for OM.

André Gascard was also the father of five children, including the artist Tibet.

Playing career

Managing career

Honours

André Gascard for Olympique de Marseille
(in 1st row, 3rd from left)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Date of birth at ancestry.com
  2. ↑ Franck Annese (2004). "100 ans de l'OM". om-passion.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

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