Émile Rummelhardt (12 January 1914 – 15 January 1978) was a French professional footballer and manager.

Career

Alsatian Émile Rummelhardt played as defender or

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for

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...

, FC Mulhouse and

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...

. He was manager of

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

(1948–51), Gien (1951–52), FC Metz (1952–55), FC Mulhouse (1955–58),

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(1958–59), FC Mulhouse (1959–62), AS Cherbourg (1962–67),

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional association football, football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2017–18 Ligue 2, 2018. ...

(1967–69), FC Lorient (1969–71) and

Stade Malherbe Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''C ...

(1972–74). As well as having managed Swiss sides FC Sion and

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

, He won the Coupe de France in 1941 with

. His son is the former ambassador Jacques Rummelhardt.

References

1914 births 1978 deaths Footballers from Mulhouse Association football defenders French footballers FC Girondins de Bordeaux players FC Mulhouse players ES Troyes AC players French football managers Stade Malherbe Caen managers Le Mans FC managers FC Lorient managers FC Metz managers Stade de Reims managers FC Mulhouse managers {{France-footy-defender-1910s-stub