Jean Édouard Marie Nicolas (9 June 1913 – 8 September 1978) was a
French international footballer who played as a
striker.
Born in
Nanterre
Nanterre (, ) is the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris. It is located some northwest of the centre of Paris. In 2018, the commune had a population of 96,807.
The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...
, Nicolas played club football for
FC Rouen
Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...
, and appeared in the
1934 and
1938 World Cup squads for
France
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, and scored two goals in the 1938 edition of the tournament.
He scored a total of 21 goals in 25 international games between 1933 and 1938, making him the
twelfth-highest goalscorer for France.
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1913 births
1978 deaths
People from Nanterre
French footballers
France international footballers
FC Rouen players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
1934 FIFA World Cup players
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Association football forwards
Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine
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