Marcel Capelle

Marcel Capelle
Personal information
Date of birth	11 December 1904
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	8 February 1996 (aged 91)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1929–1933	RC France
1933–1934	Sète
1934–1935	Saint-Étienne
1935–1936	Stade de Reims
International career
1930–1931	France
Managerial career
1947-1949	US Espalionnaise
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcel Capelle (11 December 1904 – 8 February 1996)^[2] was a professional French association footballer who played in defence. He played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Club career

He was capped 9 times with France national football team. His first cap was against Belgium on 13/04/1930. His last cap was against England on 14/05/1931.^[8]

He was part of France squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup,^[9] and played France’s all 3 matches in the tournament.^[10]

^ "Marcel Capelle, un footballeur espalionnais au premier Mondial de 1930". Centre Presse Aveyron. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "1939 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". ASSE-Stats. 25 February 1904. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Capelle Marcel". Archives Reims Football. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "1930 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^ "Marcel Capelle". L’Equipe. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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