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Marcel Langiller

Marcel Langiller
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-06-02)2 June 1908[1]
Place of birth Paris, France
Date of death 25 December 1980(1980-12-25) (aged 72)[2]
Place of death Paris, France
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1923–1928 CA Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1933 Excelsior Roubaix
1933–1934 Red Star
1935-1937 Saint-Étienne
1937–1939 CA Paris
International career
1927–1937 France 30 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Langiller (2 June 1908 – 25 December 1980)[3] was a French footballer and is an Olympian. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille". He was part of France’s squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup[4]

Club career

Langiller was born in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne. His youth club was CA Paris[5] from 1923 to 1928.

He started his senior career at Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix[6] in 1928. From 1933 to 1934 he played for Red Star.[7] In 1935, he went to AS Saint-Étienne.[8] In 1937, he went back to his youth club, CA Paris, ending his career in 1939.[9]

International career

His first cap with France was against Spain on 22/05/1927. He scored his first goal against England on 17/05/1928.[10]

He was in the 1928 Olympics French Football team[11] and played France only match in the tournament, a 3-4 defeat against Italy on 29/05/1928[12]

He was part of France’s squad at the 1930 FIFA World Cup,[13] playing France’s all 3 matches in the group stage,[14] and scoring 1 goal against Mexico. This was the third goal of the history of the FIFA World Cup, 20 minutes after his teammate Lucien Laurent scored the first one, and the second one from American player Bart McGhee, came in minute 23, the same-time match between United States and Belgium, at Group 4.[15]

His last cap was against Italy on 05/12/1937.[16] He had 30 caps with France, scoring 7 goals.[17]

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langiller goal.
List of international goals scored by Marcel Langiller
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 May 1928 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  England 1–0 1–5 Friendly
2. 13 June 1930 Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay  Mexico 2–0 4–1 1930 FIFA World Cup
3. 15 February 1931 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–2 Friendly
4. 14 May 1931 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  England 3–1 5–2 Friendly
5. 8 May 1932 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  Scotland 1–3 1–3 Friendly
6. 26 March 1933 Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France  Belgium 2–0 3–0 Friendly
7. 31 October 1937 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–0 3–2 Friendly

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Marcel Langiller". Libra Memoria. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ Marcel Langiller at Olympedia (archive)
  3. ^ "Avis de décès de Monsieur Marcel Langiller". Libra Memoria. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Marcel Langiller, L'histoire". Football The Story. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Grandes Équipes : Excelsior AC". Pari Et Gagne.
  7. ^ "Les Grands Noms : Marcel Langiller". Red Star. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Marcel Langiller avec l'ASSE". ASSE Stats. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Marcel Langiller". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Marcel Langiller". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Langiller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament France Italy". FIFA. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Marcel Langiller". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  15. ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay France Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Marcel Langiller". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Marcel Langiller". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Marcel Langiller". Football The Story. Retrieved 9 June 2023.