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Gaston Cyprès (19 November 1884 – 17 August 1925) was a French
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. At club level, he played as
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for CA Paris. He participated as striker in the inaugural match of the
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against
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on 1 May 1904, becoming one of the first three French players to ever score a goal for the team. In his six matches with ''Les Bleus'', he scored twice (in France's first two matches).


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* * 1884 births 1925 deaths Footballers from Maine-et-Loire French men's footballers France men's international footballers Men's association football forwards CA Paris-Charenton players Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-stub