Jacques Mairesse: Biography, Facts and Career
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Jacques Désiré Mairesse (27 February 1905 – 15 June 1940) was a French footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he represented FC Sète, Red Star, AS Villeurbanne, and RC Strasbourg. He earned six caps for the France national team and played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup finals. He was also part of France's squad for the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. Mobilized in 1940, during the Battle of France he was taken prisoner by German forces in battle at Veron, and then was shot and killed while trying to escape on 13 June 1940. His posthumous son, born on 16 August 1940 (just two months after the elder Mairesse's execution) and also named Jacques Mairesse, became a noted economist.
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- Full name: Jacques Mairesse
- Born: 1905-02-27
- Nationality: France
- Known as: Athlete
- Wikidata ID: Q653698
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Jacques Désiré Mairesse (27 February 1905 – 15 June 1940) was a French footballer who played as a defender.
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Jacques Mairesse was born on 1905-02-27.
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