Marcel Langiller

Marcel Langiller (2 June 1908 – 25 December 1980) was a French footballer and is an Olympian. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille".

Marcel Langiller
Personal information
Date of birth (1908-06-02)2 June 1908
Place of birth Charenton-le-Pont, France
Date of death 25 December 1980(1980-12-25) (aged 72)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–1928 CA Paris
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1933 Excelsior Roubaix
1933–1934 Red Star
1934–1936 Saint-Étienne
1936–1938 CA Paris
National team
1927–1937 France 30 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Langiller was born in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne. During his career, he 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 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.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langiller goal.
List of international goals scored by Marcel Langiller
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1.17 May 1928Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France England1–01–5Friendly
2.13 June 1930Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay Mexico2–04–11930 FIFA World Cup
3.15 February 1931Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Czechoslovakia1–11–2Friendly
4.14 May 1931Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France England3–15–2Friendly
5.8 May 1932Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Scotland1–31–3Friendly
6.26 March 1933Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France Belgium2–03–0Friendly
7.31 October 1937Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands2–03–2Friendly

References

  1. Marcel Langiller at Olympedia
  2. 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 17 April 2020.


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