Vincent Sattler (6 June 1969 – 22 December 1988) was a French professional

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 as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He played for

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

before dying due to a car accident at the age of 19.

Career

Sattler signed a professional contract with

in June 1986. In the 1987–88 season, the club achieved promotion to the Division 1 by winning the Division 2. Sattler was then a great prospect of French football. He would make a total of 40 appearances and score 6 goals for Strasbourg in his short-lived career.

Personal life and death

On 22 December 1988, Sattler died in a car accident. He was driving on the road between the towns of

Furdenheim Furdenheim (; ; gsw-FR, Firne) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department * Kochersberg The Kochersberg () is a natural region of the French département of Ba ...

and Ergersheim after a night spent with some of his Strasbourg teammates. In the time period prior to his death, he was completing his military service at the . After Sattler's death, the municipal stadium of Dahlenheim was named after him.

Career statistics

Honours

Strasbourg * Division 2: 1987–88

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sattler, Vincent 1969 births 1988 deaths Footballers from Strasbourg French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders RC Strasbourg Alsace players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Road incident deaths in France 20th-century French military personnel