Lucien Muller-Schmidt (born 3 September 1934) is a French former

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player and

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who played as a

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. He was part of

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at FIFA World Cup 1966 but did not play any match.

Career

Born in

Bischwiller Bischwiller (; ; gsw-FR, Bíschwiller) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in northeastern France, just west of the river Moder. Geography The city is southeast of Haguenau, west-northwest from the German border and the Rh ...

, Muller started out in

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

, his native region, and then made a name for himself with the

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2018. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Au ...

, with whom he was twice crowned French champion. He then moved to

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

, with whom he played in the European Cup final in 1964 and won the league three times. He later moved to

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...

. Although he was touted as the successor to Raymond Kopa, his performances in the blaugrana shirt never matched his club performances. He was nevertheless part of the French team that participated in the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in th ...

. He returned to Reims at the end of his career. He briefly returned to Barcelona as a coach in the late 1970s, leading the club to the European Cup Winners' Cup Final, before being replaced by Joaquim Rifé. He later on trained AS Monaco,

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

and CD Castellón.

External links

Racing Club de Strasbourg profile

FFF profile
* * 1934 births Living people People from Bischwiller French people of German descent Sportspeople from Bas-Rhin French footballers Footballers from Alsace Association football midfielders Ligue 1 players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Toulouse FC players Stade de Reims players La Liga players Real Madrid CF players FC Barcelona players France international footballers 1960 European Nations' Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players French football managers Burgos CF (1936) managers AS Monaco FC managers La Liga managers CD Castellón managers Real Zaragoza managers FC Barcelona managers RCD Mallorca managers French expatriate footballers French expatriate football managers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain {{france-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub