René Llense

René Llense
René Llense in 1935
Personal information
Full name René Vincent Philippe Llense [1]
Date of birth (1913-07-14)14 July 1913
Place of birth Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales France
Date of death 12 March 2014(2014-03-12) (aged 100)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1938 FC Sète
1938–1943 Saint-Étienne
1943–1944 EF Lyon - Lyonnais
1944–1945 Saint-Étienne
1946–1947 Toulon
1947–1949 Vichy
International career
1934–1939 France 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Vincent Philippe Llense (14 July 1913 – 12 March 2014) was a French football goalkeeper, who played for FC Sète and AS Saint-Étienne during his club career.[2] He was born in Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales. He earned 11 caps for the France national football team from 1935 to 1939, and participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[3][4] He was their last surviving player to have participated in any of the pre-war World Cups.[5] He turned 100 in July 2013[6] and died on 12 March 2014 from natural causes.

See also

References

  1. ^ "René Llense".
  2. ^ René Llense, doyen des internationaux, s'est éteint (in French)
  3. ^ 1934 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ 1938 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Survivors of pre-war era and players who died in a War".
  6. ^ Galand, Hervé (14 July 2013). "René Llense fête ses 100 ans". Actus. French Football Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2013.


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