René Vincent Philippe Llense (14 July 1913 – 12 March 2014) was a French football goalkeeper, who played for FC Sète and AS Saint-Étienne during his club career.[2] He was born in Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales. He earned 11 caps for the France national football team from 1935 to 1939, and participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[3][4] He was their last surviving player to have participated in any of the pre-war World Cups.[5] He turned 100 in July 2013[6] and died on 12 March 2014 from natural causes.
 René Llense in 1935 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | René Vincent Philippe Llense [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales France | ||
| Date of death | 12 March 2014 (aged 100) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1938 | FC Sète | ||
| 1938–1943 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1943–1944 | EF Lyon - Lyonnais | ||
| 1944–1945 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| 1946–1947 | Toulon | ||
| 1947–1949 | Vichy | ||
| International career | |||
| 1934–1939 | France | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "René Llense".
- ^ René Llense, doyen des internationaux, s'est éteint (in French)
- ^ 1934 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ 1938 FIFA World Cup: France Squad FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Survivors of pre-war era and players who died in a War".
- ^ Galand, Hervé (14 July 2013). "René Llense fête ses 100 ans". Actus. French Football Federation. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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