# Jean Zimmermann

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**Jean Zimmermann** (1885 – 1960)[1] was a French [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) for [AS Française](/source/ASF_Le_Perreux) in the early 20th century.[2] He was also a member of the [French football squad](/source/Football_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_squads#France) that competed in the [football tournament](/source/Football_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics) of the [1908 Olympic Games](/source/1908_Olympic_Games) in London, but he did not play in any matches.[3][4]

## Playing career

Very little is known about his life; Zimmermann was playing football for AS Française as soon as October 1905, aged 20.[5] Three years later, on 5 April 1908, he started in the final of the 1908 [Coupe Dewar](/source/Coupe_Dewar), which ended in a 2–1 loss to [CA Paris](/source/CA_Paris-Charenton).[6] Shortly after, he helped his team win its first-ever piece of silverware, the [Coupe Manier](/source/Coupe_Manier), which was awarded to the team composed of at least eight French players with the highest ranking in the [USFSA Paris championship](/source/Championnat_de_Paris_de_football_(USFSA)).[7] He was most likely one of the best players of the team because later that year, the [USFSA](/source/Union_des_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_Fran%C3%A7aises_de_Sports_Athl%C3%A9tiques) selected him for the [French national team](/source/France_national_football_team), being a member of the French squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, but he failed to feature in a single game as France was knocked out in the semifinals by [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_football_team) following a resounding 17–1 loss.[3][4][8] Between 1906 and 1908, he was called-up by France five times, but stayed on the bench in all of those occasions, thus never becoming an international; however, he never protested, showing great sportsmanship.[1]

On 18 April 1909, Zimmermann started in the final of the [Coupe Dewar](/source/Coupe_Dewar) in [1909](/source/1909_Coupe_Dewar) at [Stade de Charentonneau](/source/Stade_de_Charentonneau), which ended in a 5–0 loss to [Gallia Club](/source/Gallia_Club_Paris).[9] In 1912, he helped AS Française win the USFSA Paris championship, and this victory qualified the club for the [USFSA national championship](/source/1912_USFSA_Football_Championship), helping his side reach the final at [Stade Colombes](/source/Stade_Yves-du-Manoir) on 28 April, which ended in a 2–1 loss to [Stade raphaëlois](/source/Stade_rapha%C3%ABlois).[10]

## Later life and death

After the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), Zimmermann became an employee in an insurance company.[11] He died in 1960, at the age of either 74 or 75.[1]

## Honours

**AS Française**

- [USFSA Paris Championship](/source/USFSA_Paris_Championship): - **Champions (1)**: 1911–12
- [USFSA Football Championship](/source/USFSA_Football_Championship): - Runner-up (1): [1912](/source/1912_USFSA_Football_Championship)
- [Coupe Manier](/source/Coupe_Manier): - **Champions (1)**: [1908](/source/1908_Coupe_Manier)
- [Coupe Dewar](/source/Coupe_Dewar): - Runner-up (2): [1908](/source/1908_Coupe_Dewar) and [1909](/source/1909_Coupe_Dewar)

## References

1. ["Les quasi-Bleus (1/3): ceux des sélections blanches"](https://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Les-quasi-Bleus-1-3-ceux-des) [The quasi-Blues (1/3): those of the white selections] (in French). *www.chroniquesbleues.fr*. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

1. ["Jean Zimmermann"](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe335776/jean-zimmermann/). *www.worldfootball.net*. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["Jean Zimmermann"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/701798). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["Football Tournament 1908 Olympiad - Squad Lists"](https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1908f-det.html#sq). [RSSSF](/source/RSSSF). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A)"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627106s/f5.item.zoom) [Paris Championship (USFSA)] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [L'Auto](/source/L'%C3%89quipe). 7 October 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

1. ["Cercle Athlétique de Paris gagne la Coupe Dewar"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k46234589/f7.image.r=zimmarman.zoom) [CA Paris wins the Dewar Cup] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [L'Auto](/source/L'%C3%89quipe). 6 April 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

1. ["Football Association - Impressions du lendemain - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A)"](https://www.retronews.fr/journal/l-auto/25-fevrier-1908/345/2018671/5) [Association Football - Impressions of the next day - Paris Championship (USFSA)] (in French). *www.retronews.fr*. [L'Auto](/source/L'%C3%89quipe). 25 February 1908. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["Les matches des Jeux Olympiques"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k785023j/f4.item.r=zimmermann.zoom) [The matches of the Olympic Games] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [L'Intransigeant](/source/L'Intransigeant). 8 October 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

1. ["Le Gallia Club gagne la Coupe Dewar"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624115t/f7.item.zoom) [The Gallia Club wins the Dewar Cup] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [L'Auto](/source/L'%C3%89quipe). 19 April 1909. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["La finale du championnat de France de football association - Saint-Raphaël bat A.S.F. (Paris)"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k570141r/f5.item.zoom) [The final of the French football association championship - Saint-Raphaël beats ASF (Paris)] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. [Le Matin](/source/Le_Matin_(France)). 29 April 1912. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

1. ["Ce que sont devenus les anciens champions"](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788090m/f4.image.r=zimmermann.zoom) [What happened to the former champions] (in French). *gallica.bnf.fr*. Le Miroir des sports. 4 November 1925. p. 341. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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