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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1988 (aged 19) | ||
| Place of death | Dahlenheim, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Strasbourg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1988 | Strasbourg | 36 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSattler 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.[2] He would make a total of 40 appearances and score 6 goals for Strasbourg in his short-lived career.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
editOn 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 Bataillon de Joinville.[5] After Sattler's death, the municipal stadium of Dahlenheim was named after him.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | 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 | ||
Honours
editStrasbourg
References
edit- ^ "Vincent Sattler". MatchID (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vincent Sattler". RacingStub (in French). 6 June 1969. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Il y a 30 ans : le drame Sattler" [30 years ago: the Sattler drama]. RacingStub (in French). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Certains soirs, même la défaite est dérisoir" [Some evenings, even defeat is ridiculous]. RacingStub (in French). 23 March 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Le 22 décembre 1988, le jeune espoir du Racing-Club de Strasbourg, Vincent Sattler, se tuait au volant" [22 December 1988, the young hope of Racing-Club de Strasbourg, Vincent Sattler, killed himself at the wheel]. Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
External links
edit- Vincent Sattler at WorldFootball.net