 Snella in 1938 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund-Mengede, German Empire | ||
| Date of death | 20 November 1979 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Metz, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1938 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| 1938–1940 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1942–1945 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Lorient | ||
| 1948–1950 | Saint-Étienne (amateurs) | ||
| 1950–1959 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1958 | France (assistant) | ||
| 1959–1963 | Servette | ||
| 1963–1967 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1966 | France | ||
| 1967–1971 | Servette | ||
| 1971–1974 | Nice | ||
| 1975–1977 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
| 1979 | Metz | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent most of his playing career with Saint-Étienne and also had multiple coaching spells with the club. He coached the France national team along with José Arribas after the FIFA World Cup 1966.
Biography
Jean Snella was born in Germany to Polish parents. Before 1935 he was working as a mechanic. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 1935.[1]
In 1940, he was made Prisoner of War in Évreux by the Wehrmacht but managed to escape in 1942.
Honours
Saint-Étienne
- Division 1: 1957, 1964, 1967
Servette
- Axpo Super League: 1961, 1962
- Schweizer Cup: 1971
References
- ↑ "Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets". Gallica. 27 October 1935. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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