Emmanuel Aznar
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Emmanuel Aznar, was a French footballer.
with a ferocious shot, played a total of 169 games and scored 118 goals for Olympique de Marseille
. However this figure includes "war championship" (1939–1945) games which were mostly held in separate seasons for the occupied and "free" part of the country, and so are not considered official.
He won the Coupe de France
with Marseille in 1938 and as captain in 1943, and the French championship
in 1937 and 1948. On the 22 May 1943, during the cup final against Bordeaux
, Aznar scored a 31st minute goal which made a hole in the netting (which he claimed was more a sign of the poor equipment available at that time, rather than the power of his shot).
On the 4 October 1942, Aznar set an unofficial record by scoring 9 goals in one match against Avignon Foot 84
(Marseille won 20–2), despite being substituted in the 66th minute due to injury. He scored 8 goals in the first half, and is the only player to have scored nine goals in one match in professional French football history. That season he went on to finish as the leagues top scorer with 45 goals in 30 league matches and a total of 56 goals in 38 matches including coupe de France
games.
Manu, whose career like many others, was upset by the war, had also suffered from a lack of international recognition, playing just one friendly for France in a 1–6 defeat against Bulgaria
on 24 March 1938.
After the war he became only a supplement player for Marseille, but contributed to the 1947/48 league campaign with 6 goals in only 8 matches, helping them to win the French championship again.
He died of a heart attack during a Marseille veterans football match at the age of 54 on 4 October 1970, twenty-eight years to the day after his memorable feat against Avignon. He was wearing the Marseille football shirt.
Career
Anzar, a left-footed wing halfWing half
In association football, the position of wing half or wing half back) was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries...
with a ferocious shot, played a total of 169 games and scored 118 goals for Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
. However this figure includes "war championship" (1939–1945) games which were mostly held in separate seasons for the occupied and "free" part of the country, and so are not considered official.
He won the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
with Marseille in 1938 and as captain in 1943, and the French championship
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
in 1937 and 1948. On the 22 May 1943, during the cup final against Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
, Aznar scored a 31st minute goal which made a hole in the netting (which he claimed was more a sign of the poor equipment available at that time, rather than the power of his shot).
On the 4 October 1942, Aznar set an unofficial record by scoring 9 goals in one match against Avignon Foot 84
Avignon Foot 84
Avignon Foot 84 is a French association football team from the city of Avignon, Vaucluse, currently playing in Division d'honneur .-History:...
(Marseille won 20–2), despite being substituted in the 66th minute due to injury. He scored 8 goals in the first half, and is the only player to have scored nine goals in one match in professional French football history. That season he went on to finish as the leagues top scorer with 45 goals in 30 league matches and a total of 56 goals in 38 matches including coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
games.
Manu, whose career like many others, was upset by the war, had also suffered from a lack of international recognition, playing just one friendly for France in a 1–6 defeat against Bulgaria
Bulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
on 24 March 1938.
After the war he became only a supplement player for Marseille, but contributed to the 1947/48 league campaign with 6 goals in only 8 matches, helping them to win the French championship again.
He died of a heart attack during a Marseille veterans football match at the age of 54 on 4 October 1970, twenty-eight years to the day after his memorable feat against Avignon. He was wearing the Marseille football shirt.