Jean-Claude Samuel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Guelma, Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 2 August 2015 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Langon, Gironde, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1943 | JS Guelma | ||
| 1943–1944 | RU Alger | ||
| 1944–1952 | RC Paris | ||
| 1952–1954 | Olympique Lyonnais | ||
| International career | |||
| 1945 | France | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean-Claude Samuel (11 November 1924 – 2 August 2015) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for RC Paris and the French national team in the 1940s.[1][2][3][4]
Playing career
Club career
Born on 11 November 1924 in Guelma, Algeria, Samuel began his football career at his hometown clubs JS Guelma and RU Alger, from which he joined RC Paris in 1944, aged 20.[2] He made an immediate impact on the team because in his first season there, together with José Luis Molinuevo, Auguste Jordan, and Ernest Vaast, he helped the club win the 1944–45 Coupe de France final, beating Lille 3–0 in the final.[5][6] He remained loyal to Racing for eight years, from 1944 until 1952, when he joined Olympique Lyonnais, where he retired two years later, in 1954, aged 30.[3][4]
International career
On 26 May 1945, just 20 after winning the Coupe de France, Samuel earned his first international cap for France in a friendly match against England at Wembley Stadium, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[1][2][3] In doing so, Samuel, then a pied-noir of the Air Force, became one of the last amateur players to represent the French national team.[7] He played a further two matches for France, both in December 1945, which ended in defeats to Austria and Belgium.[1][2][3]
Death
Samuel died in Langon, Gironde, on 2 August 2015, at the age of 90.[1][2][3][8][9]
Honours
- RC Paris
- Coupe de France:
- Champions (1): 1944–45[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jean-Claude Samuel, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Jean-Claude Samuel (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Jean-Claude Samuel". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Jean-Claude Samuel". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Saison 1944-1945 Racing Vainqueur" [1944-1945 Racing Winner Season]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Coupe Charles-Simon 1944/45". RSSSF. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "La renaissance de l'équipe de France amateur en 1933" [The rebirth of the French amateur team in 1933]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Avis de décès de Jean-Claude SAMUEL paru le 06/08/2015 dans Sud-Ouest" [Obituary of Jean-Claude SAMUEL published on 06/08/2015 in Sud-Ouest]. www.libramemoria.com (in French). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Décès Jean-Claude Samuel le 2 août 2015 à Langon, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine" [Death of Jean-Claude Samuel on August 2, 2015 in Langon, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine]. www.openarchieven.nl (in French). 6 August 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2025.