Josef "Pepi" Humpál (30 January 1918 – 19 December 1984) was a football player and manager from Czechoslovakia. He played for SK Baťa Zlín, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg and AS Béziers. He coached SO Montpellier, RC Strasbourg, AS Béziers in France[1] and Cantonal Neuchâtel FC, FC Xamax-Sports, FC Yverdon-Sports and FC Fribourg in Switzerland.[2] He was the first ever foreigner to score a hat-trick in Ligue 1.

Josef Humpál
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-01-30)30 January 1918
Place of birth Olomouc, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 19 December 1984(1984-12-19) (aged 66)
Place of death Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1946 SK Baťa Zlín 140 (69)
1946–1951 Sochaux 160 (111)
1952–1956 Montpellier 33 (21)
1956–1957 Strasbourg 44 (17)
1957–1958 AS Béziers 10 (1)
Total 387 (219)
Managerial career
1951–1952 Montpellier
1952–1955 Strasbourg
1955–1958 AS Béziers
1958–1960 Strasbourg
1961–1965 Cantonal Neuchâtel FC
1965–1968 FC Xamax-Sports
1969–1970 Cantonal Neuchâtel FC
1973–1974 FC Yverdon-Sports
1982–1983 FC Fribourg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

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  1. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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