Jacques Grattarola (16 February 1930 – 6 January 2023) was a French footballer who played as a

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Biography

Grattarola began his professional career with

AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed in 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 2 ...

, for whom he played from 1948 to 1952 and again from 1955 to 1960. From 1952 to 1955, he played for

AS Saint-Étienne Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire (), abbreviated as A.S.S.E. () and commonly known as Saint-Étienne, is a French professional football club based in Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The club was founded in 1933 and competes ...

. In total, he played in 49 matches in

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and 193 matches in Division 2. In the 1951

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, his France military team placed third during his military service at the

Bataillon de Joinville The Joinville Battalion is a military unit of the French Army that welcomes conscripted athletes. It takes place in the sports training establishments established within the armies since 1852 with the Military Gymnastics Training School of Joinvil ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grattarola, Jacques 1930 births 2023 deaths 20th-century French sportsmen French men's footballers Footballers from Cannes Men's association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players AS Saint-Étienne players AS Cannes players