Jean Snella

Jean Snella

Personal information
Full name	Jean Snella
Date of birth	9 December 1914
Place of birth	Dortmund-Mengede, German Empire
Date of death	20 November 1979(1979-11-20) (aged 64)
Place of death	Metz, France
Playing position	Midfielder, Manager
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1934–1938	Olympique Lillois
1938–1940	AS Saint-Étienne
1942–1945	AS Saint-Étienne
Teams managed
1946–1948	FC Lorient
1948–1950	AS Saint-Etienne amateur team
1950–1959	AS Saint-Etienne
1958	France assistant coach
1959–1963	Servette FC
1963–1967	AS Saint-Etienne
September – November 1966	France
1967–1971	Servette FC
1971–1974	OGC Nice
1975-1977	NA Hussein Dey
1979	FC Metz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French association football midfielder and a manager. He mostly coached AS Saint-Etienne. He also coached France national football team along with José Arribas after the FIFA World Cup 1966.

In 1940, he was made Prisoner of War in Évreux by the Wehrmacht but managed to escape in 1942.

Titles

• Division 1: 1957, 1964, 1967
• Axpo Super League: 1961, 1962
• Schweizer Cup: 1971

References

• Profile
• Playing career