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.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Hibst | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Tucquegnieux, France | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 1959 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Saint-Avold, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1940 | Metz | 130 | (3) |
| 1940–1945 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | (1) |
| 1945–1946 | Metz | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946–1947 | Metz | ||
| 1947–1950 | Lens | ||
| 1950–1953 | Niort | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Coupe de France 1938: Metz - Marseille, 2001-10-11, Retrieved 2009-08-02 (in French)
- ^ Nicolas Hibst avec l'ASSE
External links
edit- Nicolas Hibst's profile at chamoisfc79.fr
- Nicolas Hibst's profile at FC Metz official site
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