Vincent Gasco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Torreblanca, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 5 December 1961 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | 4th arrondissement of Paris, France | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1935 | Sète | ||
| 1935–1936 | Mulhouse | ||
| 1936– | Olympique Alès | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vincent Gasco (22 July 1907 – 5 December 1961) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender for Sète in the early 1930s.
Early life
Born in the Valencian town of Torreblanca on 22 July 1907, Gasco was living in the Hérault town of Sète in December 1931, where he worked as an electrician.[1] Two years later, in October 1933, he was released from his military service.[2]
Career
Gasco joined the ranks of FC Sète at some point in the mid-1920s; for instance, in September 1927, he was playing for the club's reserve team, providing the assist for a consolation goal against a team from Ganges.[3]
Together with István Lukács, Ivan Bek, and Ali Benouna, he was a member of the Sète team that won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France in 1934, beating Olympique de Marseille 2–1 in the cup final.[4][5][6] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the forerunner of L'Équipe) stated that Sète's backline, which consisted of Gasco and Englishman Joseph Hillier, had a "relatively easy task",[7] while those of Le Miroir des sports stated that both he and Hillier made worrying mistakes.[8]
After leaving Sète, Gasco joined Mulhouse, where he never really impressed, so he was then loaned to Olympique Alès in August 1936.[9]
Death
Gasco died in the 4th arrondissement of Paris on 5 December 1961, at the age of 54, while his wife, Jane Cabane, died 40 years later, on 8 August 2001.[10]
Honours
- FC Sète
- Coupe de France:
- Champions (1): 1933–34
References
- ^ "Gasco". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Journal officiel de la République française. 20 December 1931. p. 46. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Le S.C. Nice est séverement battu à Sète - Il s'incline par 8 buts a 2" [SC Nice is severely beaten in Sète - It loses by 8 goals to 2]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Républicain du Gard. 2 October 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Nos réserves à Ganges" [Our reserves in Ganges]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Les Dauphins. 29 September 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Grandes Equipes FC Sète" [Great FC Sète Teams]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Saison 1933-1934 Sète Vainqueur" [1933-1934 Season Sète Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "FC Sète, à jamais les premiers" [FC Sète, forever the first]. www.pinte2foot.com (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Le Football Club de Sète remporte la Coupe de France" [Sète Football Club wins the French Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 7 May 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Beck, Lukacs et Bukovi, héros de la finale de Coupe de France gagnée par sete sur Marseille, a Colombes" [Beck, Lukacs and Bukovi, heroes of the French Cup final won by Sete over Marseille, in Colombes]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 8 May 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Auerlei aus dem Sportlager" [Other things from the sports camp]. gallica.bnf.fr (in German). Mülhauser Volksblatt. 19 August 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ "Avis de décès de Vincent et Jane GASCO" [Obituaries of Vincent and Jane GASCO]. avis-deces.midilibre.fr (in French). 8 August 2001. Retrieved 21 May 2025.