André Strappe

André Strappe

Personal information
Date of birth	23 February 1928
Place of birth	Bully-les-Mines, France
Date of death	9 February 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 77)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1948	ES Bully
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948–1958	Lille OSC	303	(108)
1958–1961	Le Havre AC	94	(25)
1961–1963	FC Nantes	63	(15)
1963–1964	SC Bastia
National team
1949–1954	France	23	(4)
Teams managed
1964–1965	SC Bastia
1966–1970	US Tavaux-Damparis
1970–1971	LB Châteauroux
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

André Strappe (23 February 1928 in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais – 9 February 2006) was a French footballer who played striker, and later served as a manager.

During his career, Strappe played for Lille OSC (1948–58), Le Havre AC (1958–61), FC Nantes (1961–63), and SC Bastia (1963). He scored 116 goals in Ligue 1 and won the league tournament in 1954 with Lille. He also won the Coupe de France in 1953 and 1955 with Lille, and again with Le Havre in 1959.

He also played 23 matches and scored 4 goals for France. He participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland. After retiring from play, he managed Bastia, Tavaux-Damparis, Châteauroux and Le Havre. He died at age 77.

External links and references

• Profile on French federation official site