Maurice Gastiger

Maurice Gastiger

Gastiger, 1920
Personal information
Date of birth	(1896-10-03)3 October 1896
Place of birth	Cernay, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Date of death	22 January 1966(1966-01-22) (aged 69)
Place of death	Rennes, France
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1920	FÉC Levallois
1920–1928	Rennes
International career
1914–1920	France	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Gastiger (3 October 1896 — 22 January 1966) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1] 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 Rennes. During his time at the club, Gastiger helped Rennes reach the 1922 Coupe de France Final.[2][3]

International career

On 8 February 1914, Gastiger made his debut for France at the 17 years, 4 months and 5 days against Luxembourg, 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 Switzerland.[4][5]

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 March 1914	Stade de Paris, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France	Switzerland	2–1	2–2	Friendly

References

1. "Maurice Gastiger". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
2. "Maurice Gastiger" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. "Maurice Gastiger". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
4. "Eduardo Camavinga devient le plus jeune joueur appelé en équipe de France depuis l'après-guerre..." France Football (in French). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
5. "National football team player Maurice Gastiger". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 August 2020.