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

Career

Mattler, born in

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, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921–1927), AS Troyes (1927–1929), and

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(1929–1946) where he won two

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titles in 1935 and 1938 and one

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in 1937. For the national team, he won 46

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and participated in the

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and 1938

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, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups.The other players were Edmond Delfour, Nicolae Kovács,

Bernard Voorhoof Bernard Voorhoof (10 May 1910 – 18 February 1974) was a Belgian footballer, for 34 years the Belgium national team top scorer with 30 goals in 61 matches. He was joined by Paul Van Himst in 1972 who needed 81 matches to score the same number ...

and

Patesko Rodolpho Barteczko (12 November 1910 – 13 March 1988), best known as ''Patesko'', was a Brazilian footballer who played striker. He was born in Curitiba, Brazil and died in Rio de Janeiro. Of Polish origin, in his career (1930–1943) he ...

, according to official FIFA match reports. Patesko, however, is not listed in many sources as part of the 1930 Brazilian squad, shortening the list to four players. He died at 80 years old.

References and notes

External links

Player profile at the official web site of the French Football Federation
* * 1905 births 1986 deaths Sportspeople from Belfort French people of German descent French footballers France international footballers Association football defenders ES Troyes AC players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ligue 1 players 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players French football managers FC Sochaux-Montbéliard managers Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-footy-defender-1900s-stub