Claude Abbes

Claude Abbes
Personal information
Full nameClaude Abbes
Date of birthMay 24, 1927
Place of birthLa Caumette, Faugères, France
Date of deathApril 11, 2008 (aged 80)
Place of deathFrance
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
Bédarieux
Lobastide
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1951–1952AS Béziers
1952–1962AS Saint-Étienne
National team
1957–1958France9(0)
Teams managed
1962–1967Montélimar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Claude Abbes (May 24, 1927 – April 11, 2008) was a French football goalkeeper.

He played the majority of his professional career for local club AS Saint-Étienne, where he won the 1957 Première division championship,[1] the first title ever for the club.

He was also part of the French national team squads at the World Cup finals of 1954 and 1958, and played four matches at the latter, where France finished in third place.

He died on April 11, 2008.[2]

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