André Ascencio

André Ascencio
Personal information
Full name André Jean Ascencio[1]
Date of birth (1938-06-04)4 June 1938
Place of birth Oran, French Algeria
Date of death 23 September 2017(2017-09-23) (aged 79)
Place of death Cesson-Sévigné, France
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
FC Oran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1967 Stade Rennais 216 (22)
1967–1969 Lorient
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Jean Ascencio (4 June 1938 – 24 September 2017) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life and career

Born in the French Algerian city of Oran, Ascencio was a pieds-noirs.[2] He originally started his career as a striker for FC Oran, before joining Stade Rennais in 1957.[3][4]

He made his debut for Rennes on 16 February 1958, in a 4–1 win against Montpellier in the 1957–58 French Division 2, while his Division 1 debut came in a 4–4 draw with Lille on 17 August 1958.[3] While at Rennes, he shifted to playing as a midfielder. He scored Rennes' first goal in the 1965 Coupe de France final, and helped to set up the second goal, as the match ended 2–2 and forced a replay three days later.[5][6] In total, Ascencio made 250 appearances for Rennes, scoring 26 goals.[3][5]

In 1965, Ascencio was called up to the France national team to play in a friendly match against former French players from the 1958 FIFA World Cup squad.[4]

In 1967, he joined FC Lorient, who had just been elected to the French Division 2.[5] He spent two seasons at the club, before retiring in 1969, at the age of 31.[3]

Personal life and death

Following his retirement, he settled in Rennes and became an insurance agent.[4] In 2001, Ouest-France chose Ascencio as part of their Stade Rennais team of the century, to celebrate the club's centenary.[4]

Ascencio died in Cesson-Sévigné on 23 September 2017, at the age of 79.[1][5][7] He was laid to rest five days later in Saint-Etienne.[4]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Sro, Sylvain (11 June 2013). "Entre hexagone et Algérie (1955-1966)" [Between France and Algeria (1955-1966)]. Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "André Ascencio". Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Collet, Jean-Christophe (28 September 2017). "FIGURE DU STADE RENNAIS, ANDRÉ ASCENCIO N'EST PLUS - Rennes Infos Autrement" [A STADE RENNAIS FIGURE, ANDRÉ ASCENCIO IS NO MORE - Rennes Infos Autrement] (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Le décès d'André Ascencio" [The death of André Ascencio]. Ouest-France. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Coupe de France. La 7e finale de Rennes" [Coupe de France. The 7th final for Rennes]. Ouest-France. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Disparition d'André Ascencio" [Disappearance of André Ascencio]. Stade Rennais FC (in French). 26 September 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  8. ↑ André Ascencio at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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