Maurice Gastiger

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Maurice Gastiger
Gastiger, 1920
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-10-03)3 October 1896
Place of birth
Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Date of death 22 January 1966(1966-01-22) (aged 69)
Place of death Rennes, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1920 FÉC Levallois
1920–1928 Rennes
International career
1914–1920 France 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Gastiger (3 October 1896 — 22 January 1966) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1] He is the youngest player to have scored a goal for the France national team, and the second-youngest to have played in a match for the team.

Club career

Gastiger began his career with

1922 Coupe de France Final.[2][3]

International career

On 8 February 1914, Gastiger made his debut for France at the 17 years, 4 months and 5 days against Luxembourg, becoming France's second-youngest player in the process, after Julien Verbrugghe. On 8 March 1914, Gastiger scored his only goal for France, in a 2–2 draw against Switzerland.[4][5]

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 March 1914
Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
  Switzerland 2–1 2–2
Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Gastiger". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Maurice Gastiger" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Maurice Gastiger". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Camavinga devient le plus jeune joueur appelé en équipe de France depuis l'après-guerre..." France Football (in French). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "National football team player Maurice Gastiger". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.