About Nicolas Hibst
Lived 1915 – 1959 (aged 43). Nicolas Hibst was a French association football player and association football coach.
Nicolas Hibst (12 October 1915 – 21 January 1959) was a French association football player and manager. During his career, he played in Division 1 and Division 2 with FC Metz and AS Saint-Étienne and was part of the Metz side which lost the 1938 Coupe de France final.
His first foray into coaching came when he took charge of Division 1 side Metz in 1946. After just one season, he left to manage Lens where he guided the Division 2 outfit to the 1948 Coupe de France final and to the Division 2 championship the following season. His career finished when he left Division 3 club Chamois Niortais in 1953, after a three-year tenure. Hibst died in Saint-Avold in January 1959 at the age of 43.
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Who was Nicolas Hibst?
Footballer (1915-1959)
When was Nicolas Hibst born?
Nicolas Hibst was born on 12 October 1915 in Tucquegnieux.
When did Nicolas Hibst die?
Nicolas Hibst died on 21 January 1959 in Saint-Avold.
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Nicolas Hibst was an association football player and association football coach.
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Nicolas Hibst was French.
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