François Dégerine

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| full_name = François Jean Dégerine

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1870|3|31}}

| birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1948|3|26|1870|3|31}}

| death_place = Geneva, Switzerland

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| clubs1 = Stellula

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| years2 = 1897–1903

| clubs2 = Servette

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| manageryears1 = 1908–1909

| managerclubs1 = Switzerland

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François Jean Dégerine (31 March 1870 – 26 March 1948) was a Swiss football player and manager.

Playing career

Dégerine took up football, joining Geneva-based club Stellula in the 1890s, after playing rugby and being a part of the Bicycle-Club Genève cycling club. In 1897, Dégerine joined Servette, helping the club transition from rugby to football. Dégerine left Servette in 1903.{{cite web |url=http://www.super-servette.ch/Legenden/FDegerine_FR.pdf|title=Les légendes: François Dégerine |website=Super Servette|access-date=7 August 2021|language=fr|format=.pdf}}

Managerial career

Dégerine became Switzerland's first official manager in 1908, following the Swiss Football Association's management of the team. Over the course of little over a year, Dégerine managed Switzerland four times, winning once and losing three times.{{cite web |url=https://www.fussball-schweiz.ch/nationaltrainer/vor-1970/degerine-franois/|title=Dégerine, François|website=Fussball Schweiz|access-date=7 August 2021|language=de}}

References

Category:Footballers from Geneva

Category:1870 births

Category:1948 deaths

Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position

Category:Swiss men's footballers

Category:Swiss male cyclists

Category:Switzerland national football team managers

Category:Swiss football managers

Category:Servette FC players

Category:19th-century Swiss people

Category:20th-century Swiss sportsmen