Marie-Louise Butzig (15 November 1944 – 6 March 2017) was a French footballer who played as goalkeeper for French club Stade de Reims of the Division 1 Féminine. Butzig represented France in the first FIFA sanctioned women's international against the Netherlands, France won 4-0.[2][3][4]

Marie-Louise Butzig
Personal information
Full name Marie-Louise Yvonne Butzig
Date of birth (1944-11-15)15 November 1944
Place of birth Chablis, France
Date of death 6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 72)
Place of death Sedan, France
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971-1972 Vrigne-aux-Bois
1972-1982 Reims
International career
1971-1980 France 20 (0[1])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Literature edit

  • Gaillard, Claire (2019). La grande histoire des Bleues. Dans les coulisses de l'équipe de France féminine. Paris, France: Hachette. ISBN 978-2-0170-4705-6.
  • Pascal Grégoire-Boutreau/Tony Verbicaro: Stade de Reims – une histoire sans fin., Cahiers intempestifs, Saint-Étienne 2001, ISBN 2-911698-21-5
  • Lucien Perpère/Victor Sinet/Louis Tanguy: Reims de nos amours. 1931/1981 – 50 ans de Stade de Reims., Alphabet Cube, Reims 1981
  • Laurence Prudhomme-Poncet: Histoire du football féminin au XXe siècle., L’Harmattan, Paris 2003, ISBN 2-7475-4730-2

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