Marcel Langiller (2 June 1908 – 25 December 1980) was a French

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and is an Olympian. He played in a striker role, and was nicknamed "La Caille".

Career

Langiller was born in

Charenton-le-Pont Charenton-le-Pont () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne (river), Marne rivers; the () pa ...

, Val-de-Marne. During his career, he played before 1928 for CA Paris,

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(1928–1933),

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(1934–1936),

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(1935–1937) and CA Paris (1936–1938). He won two

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in 1928 and 1933. For the France national team he received 30 international caps, with 7 goals scored, and participated in the first edition of FIFA World Cup in 1930. He has the honour of the first assist in a World Cup.

1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympic Games

He played on the French team sent to the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

International goals

:''Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Langiller goal''.

References

External links

Profile on French federation official site
1908 births 1980 deaths People from Charenton-le-Pont French footballers France international footballers Red Star F.C. players AS Saint-Étienne players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Association football forwards Olympic footballers of France Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1930 FIFA World Cup players Excelsior AC (France) players CA Paris-Charenton players Footballers from Val-de-Marne {{France-footy-forward-1900s-stub