Lucien Muller

Lucien Muller-Schmidt (born 3 September 1934) is a French former football player and manager who played as a midfielder.

Lucien Muller

Muller in 1959
Personal information
Full name	Lucien Muller-Schmidt
Date of birth	(1934-09-03) 3 September 1934
Place of birth	Bischwiller, Bas-Rhin, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Bischwiller
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1957	Strasbourg	79	(17)
1957–1959	Toulouse	69	(19)
1959–1962	Reims	107	(19)
1962–1965	Real Madrid	77	(2)
1965–1968	Barcelona	68	(3)
1968–1970	Reims	36	(5)
Total		436	(65)
International career
1959–1966	France	16	(3)
Managerial career
1970–1974	Castellón
1975–1976	Burgos
1976–1977	Zaragoza
1977–1978	Burgos
1978–1979	Barcelona
1979–1981	Burgos
1981–1983	Mallorca
1983–1986	Monaco
1987–1988	Mallorca
1991	Castellón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made no appearances in the France national team at the FIFA World Cup 1966.

Career

Born in Bischwiller, Muller started out in Alsace, his native region, and then made a name for himself with the Stade de Reims, that he was twice crowned French champion. He then moved to Real Madrid, where he appeared in the European Cup final in 1964; they won league three times. He would move to FC Barcelona. Although he was touted as the successor to Raymond Kopa, his performances in the French kit never matched his club performances. He was nevertheless part of the French team that participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He returned to Reims where he ended his career.

He briefly returned to Barcelona as a coach in the late 1970s, leading the club to the European Cup Winners' Cup Final, before being replaced by Joaquim Rifé. He would later train AS Monaco, RCD Mallorca and CD Castellón.

External links

• Racing Club de Strasbourg profile (in French)
• FFF profile (in French)
• Lucien Muller at BDFutbol
• Lucien Muller manager profile at BDFutbol