| Vincent Sattler | |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Strasbourg, France |
| Death Place: | Dahlenheim, France[1] |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –1987 |
| Youthclubs1: | Strasbourg |
| Years1: | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs1: | Strasbourg |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
Vincent Sattler (6 June 1969 – 22 December 1988) was a French professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[2] He played for Strasbourg before dying due to a car accident at the age of 19.[3]
Sattler signed a professional contract with Strasbourg in June 1986. In the 1987–88 season, the club achieved promotion to the Division 1 by winning the Division 2. Sattler was then a great prospect of French football. He would make a total of 40 appearances and score 6 goals for Strasbourg in his short-lived career.
On 22 December 1988, Sattler died in a car accident. He was driving on the road between the towns of Furdenheim and Ergersheim after a night spent with some of his Strasbourg teammates.[4] In the time period prior to his death, he was completing his military service at the .[5] After Sattler's death, the municipal stadium of Dahlenheim was named after him.
| Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Strasbourg | 1986–87 | Division 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1987–88 | Division 2 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1988–89 | Division 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 6 | |||
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