Maurice Gastiger (3 October 1896 — 22 January 1966) was a French

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who played as a

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. He is the youngest player to have scored a goal for the France national team, and the second-youngest to have played in a match for the team.

Club career

Gastiger began his career with FÉC Levallois in 1913, playing with the club for seven seasons. In the 1920–21 season, Gastiger signed for

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. During his time at the club, Gastiger helped Rennes reach the 1922 Coupe de France Final.

International career

On 8 February 1914, Gastiger made his debut for

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at the 17 years, 4 months and 5 days against

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, becoming France's second-youngest player in the process, after Julien Verbrugghe. On 8 March 1914, Gastiger scored his only goal for France, in a 2–2 draw against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first.''

References

1896 births 1966 deaths Footballers from Haut-Rhin Sportspeople from Alsace-Lorraine French men's footballers France men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Stade Rennais FC players Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-forward-1890s-stub