Étienne Mattler
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Étienne Mattler (December 25, 1905 – March 23, 1986) was a French football defender, member of the France national team.
Mattler, born in Belfort, played for the clubs US Belfort (1921-1927), Troyes AC (1927-1929), and FC Sochaux (1929-1946) where he won two Ligue 1 titles in 1935 and 1938 and one Coupe de France in 1937.
For the national team, he won 46 caps and participated in the 1930, 1934, and 1938 World Cups, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups.[1] He died at 80 years old.
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- ^ The other players were Edmond Delfour, Nicolae Kovacs, Bernard Voorhoof and Patesko, according to official FIFA match reports. Patesko, however, is not listed in many sources as part of the 1930 Brazilian squad, shortening the list to four players.
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