Jean_Snella

Jean Snella

Jean Snella

French footballer (1914–1979)

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 1966 FIFA World Cup.

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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

Servette

References

  1. [1]
    "Journal officiel de la République française. Lois et décrets". Gallica. 27 October 1935. Retrieved 24 November 2023.


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