Jean Zimmermann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1912 | AS Française | ||
| International career | |||
| 1908 | France | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean Zimmermann was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for AS Française in the early 20th century.[1] He was also a member of the French football squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, but he did not play in any matches.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Very little is known about his life; Zimmermann was playing football for AS Française in 1908,[1] with whom he won the 1908 Coupe Manier, which was awarded to the team composed of at least eight French players with the highest ranking in the USFSA Paris championship.[4] He was most likely one of the best players of the team because later that year, the USFSA selected him for the French national team, being a member of the French squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, but he failed to feature in a single game as France was knocked out in the semifinals by Denmark following a resounding 17–1 loss.[2][3]
On 18 April 1909, Zimmermann started in the final of the Coupe Dewar in 1909 at Stade de Charentonneau, which ended in a 0–5 loss to Gallia Club.[5] In 1912, he helped AS Française win the USFSA Paris championship, and this victory qualified the club for the USFSA national championship, helping his side reach the final at Stade Colombes on 28 April, which ended in a 1–2 loss to Stade raphaëlois.[6]
Honours
[edit]- USFSA Paris Championship:
- Champions (1): 1911–12
- USFSA Football Championship:
- Runner-up (1): 1912
- Coupe Manier:
- Champions (1): 1908
- Coupe Dewar:
- Runner-up (1): 1909
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jean Zimmermann". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Jean Zimmermann". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Football Tournament 1908 Olympiad - Squad Lists". RSSSF. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Football Association - Impressions du lendemain - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A)" [Association Football - Impressions of the next day - Paris Championship (USFSA)]. www.retronews.fr (in French). L'Auto. 25 February 1908. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Le Gallia Club gagne la Coupe Dewar" [The Gallia Club wins the Dewar Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 19 April 1909. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "La finale du championnat de France de football association - Saint-Raphaël bat A.S.F. (Paris)" [The final of the French football association championship - Saint-Raphaël beats ASF (Paris)]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Matin. 29 April 1912. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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