Joseph Heckel

{{Short description|French footballer (1922–2011)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Joseph Heckel

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1922|7|7|df=yes}}

|birth_place = La Walck, Bas-Rhin, France{{cite web |title=Joseph Heckel |url= https://racingstub.com/persons/224/ |website=Racing Stub |access-date=4 September 2023}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|5|29|1922|7|7|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Disparition de Joseph Heckel |url= https://racingstub.com/articles/3781-disparition-de-joseph-heckel |website=Racing Stub |access-date=4 September 2023}}

|death_place = Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France{{cite web |title=Match ID Recherche Joseph Heckel |url= https://deces.matchid.io/search?q=Joseph+Heckel+07%2F07%2F1922 |website=Deces Match ID |access-date=4 September 2023}}

| years1 =

| clubs1 = FC La Walck

| years2 = 1945–1948

| clubs2 = Strasbourg

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 21

| years3 = 1948–?

| clubs3 = FC La Walck

| nationalyears1 = 1948

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1960–1961

| managerclubs1 = Strasbourg (sporting director)

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Joseph Heckel (7 July 1922 – 29 May 2011) was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/joseph-heckel-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195132/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/joseph-heckel-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Joseph Heckel Olympic Results |access-date=10 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25104 |title=Joseph Heckel |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 October 2021}}

Club career

Heckel started his career at his hometown club FC La Walck and then played for Strasbourg from 1945 to 1948. He then went back to FC La Walck where he ended his career.{{cite web |title=Joseph Heckel |url= https://racingstub.com/persons/224/ |website=Racing Stub |access-date=4 September 2023}}

International career

Heckel was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics,{{cite web |title=France in Football |url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/FRA/sports/FBL.1 |website=Olympedia |access-date=6 August 2023}}{{cite web |title= Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948 |url= https://www.fifa.com/fr/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/teams/43946 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}} and played France two Games against India{{cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament Final 31 Jul 1948 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/match-center/32358 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}} and Great Britain,{{cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament Final 5 Aug 1948 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/match-center/32365 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}} as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.

He never had a cap with France senior team.

Managerial career

From June 1960 to December 1961 Heckel was sporting director of Strasbourg.{{cite web |title=Joseph Heckel |url= https://racingstub.com/persons/224/ |website=Racing Stub |access-date=4 September 2023}}

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