Antoine Dalla Cieca (15 November 1931 – 27 January 2022) was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder.[1]

Antoine Dalla Cieca
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-11-15)15 November 1931
Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Date of death 27 January 2022(2022-01-27) (aged 90)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1958 RC Paris 152 (30)
1958–1960 Lyon 63 (12)
1960–1963 Rouen 110 (30)
1963–1964 Angers 22 (7)
1964–1966 Red Star 48 (9)
1966–1967 VS Chartres [fr]
Total 395 (88)
Managerial career
1966–1969 VS Chartres
1969–1972 CA Montreuil [fr]
1972–1978 Paris FC
1978–1981 Red Star
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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As a young footballer, Cieca played in his hometown of Champigny-sur-Marne. From 1953 to 1958, he played for RC Paris.[2] He then played for Olympique Lyonnais from 1958 to 1960, where he scored 12 goals and played in the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He played for FC Rouen from 1960 to 1963 before playing a season with Angers SCO. He ended his professional career with Red Star F.C. in 1966, spending the following season with VS Chartres [fr].[2] In total, he played in 395 games and scored 88 goals.[3]

Cieca remained coach of VS Chartres until 1969, when he began managing CA Montreuil [fr]. He ended his coaching career in 1981 with Red Star F.C. after the team was relegated to Division 4.[4]

He died on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Mendy, Axel (1 February 2022). "Mort d'Antoine Dalla Cieca, ancien joueur et directeur sportif du Red Star à Saint-Ouen". Actu.fr (in French). Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dalla Cieca Antoine". allezredstar.com (in French).
  3. ^ "Antoine Dalla Cieca". footballdatabase.eu (in French).
  4. ^ "Antoine Dalla Cieca". sco1919.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ Briand, Kévin (27 January 2022). "Antoine Dalla Cieca vient de nous quitter". Paris FC (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.