René Llense

René Llense

Personal information
Date of birth	14 July 1913
Place of birth	Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales France
Date of death	12 March 2014 (aged 100)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	FC Sète
–	Saint-Étienne
National team
	France
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

René Llense (14 July 1913 – 12 March 2014) was a French football goalkeeper, who played for FC Sète and AS Saint-Étienne during his club career.^[1] He was born in Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales. He earned 11 caps for the France national football team from 1935 to 1939, and participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.^[2][3] He was their last surviving player to have participated in either of the pre-war World Cups. . He turned 100 in July 2013^[4] and died on 12 March 2014 from natural causes.

See also

• List of centenarians (sportspeople)

References

1. René Llense, doyen des internationaux, s'est éteint (French)
2. 1934 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
3. 1938 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
4. Galand, Hervé (2013-07-14). "René Llense fête ses 100 ans". Actus. French Football Federation. Retrieved 2013-07-15.