Alexandre Stassievitch

Alexandre Stassievitch

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Stassievitch
Date of birth	(1950-09-20) 20 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Libercourt, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
0000–1972	Ostricourt
1972–1974	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Lens	57	(1)
1977–1978	Poissy	33	(2)
1978–1980	Montluçon	63	(7)
1980–1982	Nœux-les-Mines	59	(2)
1982–1987	Saint-Omer
International career
1976	France Olympic	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandre Stassievitch (born 20 September 1950) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played club football for Lens, Poissy, Montluçon, Nœux-les-Mines, and Saint-Omer, and represented France at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Born in Libercourt, Stassievitch began playing football as a center forward for local side Ostricourt. In 1972, he signed for RC Lens and began playing as a defender for the second team. He made his Ligue 1 debut for Lens in 1974, making several more appearances during his time with the club. He was on the bench as Lens lost the Coupe de France 1974-75 final.[1]

Stassievitch spent the following seasons in Ligue 2, one with AS Poissy and two with ÉDS Montluçon. In 1980, Gérard Houllier recruited him for US Nœux-les-Mines. In his two seasons with the club, they entered the promotion playoffs and reached the 1/16-finals of the Coupe de France.[1]

He would spend the next five years playing amateur football for US Saint-Omer before retiring in 1987.[1]

International career

Stassievitch captained France at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where the team reached the quarterfinals.[1]

References

1. "Que sont-ils devenus? Alexandre Stassievitch" [What are they now? Alexandre Stassievitch] (in French). Les Voix des Sports. 1 March 2010.

External links

• Alexandre Stassievitch – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Biography at Sports-reference.com
• Profile at Afterfoot.fr