Maurice Gastiger
Appearance
![]() Gastiger, 1920 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 October 1896 | ||
Place of birth |
Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire | ||
Date of death | 22 January 1966 | (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
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 |
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1 | 8 March 1914 | Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France |
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2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly
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References
- ^ "Maurice Gastiger". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Maurice Gastiger" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Maurice Gastiger". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "National football team player Maurice Gastiger". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.