Max Samper

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)
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. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Career

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.

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.

Death

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.