Alexandre Villaplane

Alexandre Villaplane

Personal information
Date of birth	24 December 1904
Place of birth	Algiers, French Algeria
Date of death	27 December 1944(1944-12-27) (aged 40)
Place of death	Fort de Montrouge, Arcueil, France
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Criminal status	Executed
Conviction(s)	Treason
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1921–1924	FC Sète
1927–1929	Nîmes
1929–1932	RC Paris
1932–1933	FC Antibes
1933–1934	Nice
1934–1935	Hispano-Bastidienne
International career
1926–1930	France	25	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandre Villaplane (24 December 1904 – 27 December 1944) was a French football player who played as a midfielder. He appeared in the France national team in the 1928 Summer Olympics and captained the national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.^[1] Villaplane was also a Nazi collaborator who was arrested and executed for his actions during World War II.