Marcel Vanco

Joseph Marcel Vanco (19 March 1895 – 10 July 1987) was a French footballer who played as a defender for Olympique de Marseille, CA Paris, RC Roubaix, and the French national team in the 1910s and 1920s.

Career SH de Marseille Born in Marseille on 19 March 1895, Vanco began his football career in 1909, aged 14, in the youth ranks of his hometown club Stade Helvétique de Marseille, After the match, the journalists of L'Auto (the forerunner of L'Équipe) stated that "Vanco, in the center, contributed very intelligently with his interiors, but at no time did he place a trully dangerous shot". Their biggest rivals, Olympique Marseille, took advantage of its dissolution to incorporate several of the club's most prominent players, such as Vanco and three of the Scheibenstock brothers. In total, he scored 4 goals in 9 official matches for OM. followed by another 2–1 win over Le Havre in the final on 9 May.

Vanco stayed loyal to the club for five years, from 1918 to 1923, when he decided to move to RC Roubaix, where he retired in 1928, aged 33,

International career On 28 March 1920, the 25-year-old Vanco made his debut for France in a friendly match against Belgium, helping his side to a 2–1 win. He died in Croix, Nord on 10 July 1987, at the age of 92, and was buried in the Roubaix cemetery.

Honours SH de Marseille Littoral Championship: 1913, 1914 USFSA Football Championship: 1913

CA Paris Coupe de France: 1919–20