Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent most of his playing career with Saint-Étienne and also had multiple coaching spells with the club. He coached the France national team along with José Arribas after the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
 Snella in 1938 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund-Mengede, German Empire | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1979 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Metz, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| 1938–1940 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1942–1945 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Lorient | ||
| 1948–1950 | Saint-Étienne (amateurs) | ||
| 1950–1959 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1958 | France (assistant) | ||
| 1959–1963 | Servette | ||
| 1963–1967 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1966 | France | ||
| 1967–1971 | Servette | ||
| 1971–1974 | Nice | ||
| 1975–1977 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 1979 | Metz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editJean Snella was born in Germany to Polish parents. Before 1935 he was working as a mechanic. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 1935.[1]
In 1940, he was made Prisoner of War in Évreux by the Wehrmacht but managed to escape in 1942.
Honours
editSaint-Étienne
- Division 1: 1957, 1964, 1967
Servette
- Axpo Super League: 1961, 1962
- Schweizer Cup: 1971
References
edit- ^ "Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets". Gallica. 27 October 1935. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
External links
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