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Max Samper

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Max Samper
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-06-29)29 June 1938
Place of birth Ganties, France
Date of death 17 May 2026(2026-05-17) (aged 87)
Place of death Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Racing Paris
1960–1961 Lille
1961–1962 Racing Paris
1962–1963 CA Paris
1964–1965 AS Brignoles
1965–1968 AS Angoulême
1969–1973 Vélo Sport Chartres
International career
1960 France Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1969–1973 Vélo Sport Chartes
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Max Samper (29 June 1938 – 17 May 2026) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Career

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Samper made over 80 appearances for AS Angoulême between 1965 and 1968 and helped the club reach the semi-finals of the 1966–67 Coupe de France.[4]

He was selected in France’s squad for the 1960 Olympics, playing the second game against India as France was eliminated in the group stage.[5]

Death

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Samper died on 17 May 2026 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, at the age of 87.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Max Samper at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Max Samper". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Max Samper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b Rondeau, Mathéo (18 May 2026). "Football : l'ancien milieu de terrain de l'AS Angoulême Max Samper est mort" [Football: former AS Angoulême midfielder Max Samper has died]. Charente Libre [fr] (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Max Samper Fédération Française de Football". Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
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