Jean-Claude Samuel

Jean-Claude Samuel (11 November 1924 – 2 August 2015) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for RC Paris and the French national team in the 1940s.

Playing career Club career Born on 11 November 1924 in Guelma, Algeria, Samuel began his football career at his hometown clubs JS Guelma and RU Alger, from which he joined RC Paris in 1944, aged 20. He remained loyal to Racing for eight years, from 1944 until 1952, when he joined Olympique Lyonnais, where he retired two years later, in 1954, aged 30. He played a further two matches for France, both in December 1945, which ended in defeats to Austria and Belgium.

Honours

RC Paris Coupe de France: Champions (1): 1944–45