René Llense Explained

René Llense
Fullname:René Vincent Philippe Llense [1]
Birth Date:14 July 1913
Birth Place:Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales France
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1931–1938
Years2:1938–1943
Clubs2:Saint-Étienne
Years3:1943–1944
Clubs3:EF Lyon - Lyonnais
Years4:1944–1945
Clubs4:Saint-Étienne
Years5:1946–1947
Clubs5:Toulon
Years6:1947–1949
Clubs6:Vichy
Nationalyears1:1934–1939
Nationalteam1:France
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: René Llense .
  2. http://www.fff.fr/actualites/139361-551298-rene-llense-doyen-des-internationaux-sest-eteint René Llense, doyen des internationaux, s'est éteint
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070611223255/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43946.html 1934 FIFA World Cup: France Squad
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018091534/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=5/teams/team=43946.html 1938 FIFA World Cup: France Squad
  5. Web site: Survivors of pre-war era and players who died in a War.
  6. Web site: Galand. Hervé. René Llense fête ses 100 ans. Actus. French Football Federation. 2013-07-14. 2013-07-15.