Marcel Langiller

Marcel Langiller
Personal information
Date of birth	2 June 1908
Place of birth	Charenton-le-Pont, France
Date of death	28 December 1980 (aged 72)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
–1928	CA Paris
Senior career*
Years	Team
1928–1933	Excelsior Roubaix
1933–1934	Red Star
1934–1936	Saint-Étienne
1936–1938	CA Paris
International career
1927–1937	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Langiller (2 June 1908 in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne – 28 December 1980) was a French footballer and is an Olympian. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille".

Career

During his career, Langiller played before 1928 for CA Paris, Excelsior Athlétic Club de Roubaix (1928–1933), Red Star (1934–1936), AS Saint-Étienne (1935–1937) and CA Paris (1936–1938). He won two Coupe de France in 1928 and 1933.

For the France national football team he received 30 international caps, with 7 goals scored, and participated in the first edition of FIFA World Cup in 1930. He has the honour of the first assist in a World Cup.

1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games

He played on the French team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.^[1]

International goals

France's goal tally first


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 May 1928	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	England	1–0	1–5	Friendly
2.	13 June 1930	Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay	Mexico	2–0	4–1	1930 FIFA World Cup
3.	15 February 1931	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–2	Friendly
4.	14 May 1931	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	England	3–1	5–2	Friendly
5.	8 May 1932	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Scotland	1–3	1–3	Friendly
6.	26 March 1933	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France	Belgium	2–0	3–0	Friendly
7.	31 October 1937	Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Netherlands	2–0	3–2	Friendly

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Langiller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

External links

Profile on French federation official site

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[1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcel Langiller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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