Étienne Mattler

Étienne Mattler

Personal information
Full name	Étienne Mattler
Date of birth	25 December 1905
Place of birth	Belfort, France
Date of death	23 March 1986 (age 80)
Place of death	Sochaux, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1921–1927	US Belfort	214	(10)
1927–1929	Troyes AC	142	(4)
1929–1946	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	125	(2)
National team
1930–40	France	46	(0)
Teams managed
1944–46	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Étienne Mattler (25 December 1905 – 23 March 1986) was a French international footballer, nicknamed Le Lion de Belfort.

Mattler, born in Belfort, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921–1927), Troyes AC (1927–1929), and FC Sochaux (1929–1946) where he won two Ligue 1 titles in 1935 and 1938 and one Coupe de France in 1937.

For the national team, he won 46 caps and participated in the 1930, 1934, and 1938 World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. He died at 80 years old.

External links

• Player profile at the official web site of the French Football Federation