Camille Libar (27 December 1917 – 9 October 1991)[1] was a football player and manager from Luxembourg.

Camille Libar
Personal information
Full name Camille Libar
Date of birth (1917-12-27)27 December 1917
Place of birth Dudelange, Luxembourg
Date of death 9 October 1991(1991-10-09) (aged 73)
Place of death Luxembourg
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1940 Stade Dudelange
1944–1947 Stade Dudelange
1947–1948 Strasbourg 6 (1)
1948–1950 Bordeaux 60 (55)
1950–1951 Metz 23 (17)
1951–1952 Toulouse 29 (9)
International career
1938–1947 Luxembourg 24 (14)
Managerial career
1953–1957 Le Mans
1957–1960 Bordeaux
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Libar played for Stade Dudelange, RC Strasbourg, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Metz and Toulouse. In the 1948–49 season, he was Ligue 2 top goalscorer with Bordeaux.[2]

International career

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He scored 14 goals for Luxembourg from 1938 to 1947.[3] He played in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[4]

Manager career

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He then managed Le Mans and Girondins de Bordeaux.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "matchID - Camille Libar". Fichier des décès (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ France - List of Topscorers Second Level - RSSSF
  3. ^ "Luxembourg - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
  5. ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  • Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
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