André Gascard

André Gascard

André Gascard with his wife and children in 1937.
Personal information
Date of birth	November 16, 1890
Place of birth	Agen, France
Date of death	October 16, 1969 (aged 78)
Place of death	Marseille, France
Playing position	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	FC Sète
	Stade helvétique de Marseille
1917-1919	Marseille
Teams managed
1938-1939	Marseille
1941-1942	Marseille
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

André Gascard is a former French footballer born 16 November 1890^[1] in Agen, died 16 October 1969 in Marseille. He played most of his career at Sète and Marseille.

Biography

André Gascard was captain of the Olympique de Marseille team which reached the final of the Championnat de France USFSA against Le Havre AC (4-1) in 1919.^[2] OM managed great performances at the national level, although the range of national competitions at the time diminishes their achievements somewhat.

He became coach of the Marseille club in 1939 and 1941. He later became chairman, and then head archivist for OM.

André Gascard was also the father of five children, including the artist Tibet.

Playing career

• FC Sète
• Stade helvétique de Marseille
• Olympique de Marseille

Managing career

• 1938-1939 : Olympique de Marseille
• 1941-1942 : Olympique de Marseille

Honours

André Gascard for Olympique de Marseille
(in 1st row, 3rd from left)

• Vice-champion of France USFSA 1919 against Le Havre AC (4-1) with Olympique de Marseille.

Notes and references

1. Date of birth at ancestry.com
2. Franck Annese (2004). "100 ans de l'OM". om-passion.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

External links

• Coaches of OM at the official site, unecatef
• Photo and portrait (1918-1919) at om4ever.com
• Career as coach, at om1899.com