Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French association football

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and a manager. He mostly coached

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. He also coached

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along with José Arribas after the FIFA World Cup 1966. In 1940, he was made

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by the

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but managed to escape in 1942.

Honours

* Division 1: 1957, 1964, 1967 *

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: 1961, 1962 * Schweizer Cup: 1971

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1914 births 1979 deaths French footballers Association football midfielders AS Saint-Étienne players French football managers FC Lorient managers AS Saint-Étienne managers Expatriate football managers in Algeria Servette FC managers OGC Nice managers France national football team managers FC Metz managers World War II prisoners of war held by Germany French military personnel of World War II French prisoners of war in World War II French expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Olympique Lillois players {{france-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub