Nicolas Hibst Explained

Nicolas Hibst
Fullname:Nicolas Hibst
Birth Date:12 October 1915
Birth Place:Tucquegnieux, France
Death Place:Saint-Avold, France
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1933–1940
Years2:1940–1945
Years3:1945–1946
Clubs3:Metz
Caps1:130
Caps2:16
Caps3:5
Goals1:3
Goals2:1
Goals3:0
Manageryears1:1946–1947
Manageryears2:1947–1950
Manageryears3:1950–1953
Managerclubs3:Niort

Nicolas Hibst (12 October 1915 – 21 January 1959) was a French association football player and manager. During his career, he played in Division 1 and Division 2 with FC Metz and AS Saint-Étienne and was part of the Metz side which lost the 1938 Coupe de France final.[1]

His first foray into coaching came when he took charge of Division 1 side Metz in 1946. After just one season, he left to manage Lens where he guided the Division 2 outfit to the 1948 Coupe de France final and to the Division 2 championship the following season. His career finished when he left Division 3 club Chamois Niortais in 1953, after a three-year tenure. Hibst died in Saint-Avold in January 1959 at the age of 43.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.football-club-de-metz.com/voir.php?id=796 Coupe de France 1938: Metz - Marseille
  2. http://www.asse-stats.com/nicolas-hibst Nicolas Hibst avec l'ASSE