Marcel Gaillard (17 November 1923 – 2 January 2007) was a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played for

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...

and

US Valenciennes-Anzin Valenciennes Football Club (; commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Valenciennes play ...

. Gaillard won the 1951 French Championship with Nice, and participated in the Coupe de France Final 1951 with Valenciennes.

References

General

* ''Les Cahiers de l'Équipe'' 1957, page 129.

Specific

1923 births 2007 deaths Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Ligue 1 players OGC Nice players People from Nanterre RC Strasbourg Alsace players Footballers from Hauts-de-Seine Valenciennes FC players {{france-footy-defender-1920s-stub