Guy Hatchi

Guy Hatchi
Personal information
Full name Guy Georges Hatchi[1]
Date of birth (1934-03-18)18 March 1934
Place of birth Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Date of death 7 July 2017(2017-07-07) (aged 83)
Place of death Sarlat-la-Canéda, France[1]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1960 Limoges 77+ (16+)
1960–1961 Sedan-Torcy 48 (4)
1961–1965 Lyon 111 (14)
1965–1966 Marseille 30 (4)
1967 Nîmes 17 (0)
International career
1961 France B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guy Georges Hatchi (18 March 1934 – 7 July 2017) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Guadeloupe, Hatchi began playing football in Pointe-à-Pitre.[3] In 1954, he left his hometown of Basse-Terre and moved to mainland France, he was given a trial at Championnat de France Amateur side Limoges, who he signed for.[4] In 1960, he joined Sedan-Torcy, where he won the 1960–61 Coupe de France, beating Nîmes Olympique 3–1 in the final. In total, he played 56 matches for Sedan, including 48 in the French Division 1,[2] scoring four goals.[3]

In November 1961,[2] Hatchi joined Olympique Lyonnais, where he reached another two Coupe de France finals, losing to Monaco in 1963, before beating Bordeaux the following year.[3] In 1965, he joined French Division 2 side Marseille, where he played a key role in the club's promotion during the 1965–66 season.[5] Shortly after, he joined Nîmes Olympique, where he later retired.[3]

Following his retirement from football, Hatchi played tennis in Sarlat-la-Canéda.[3][4]

International career

In 1961, Hatchi made an appearance for the France national B team in a match against Belgium's B team.[3][4]

Personal life and death

Hatchi was married, and had a daughter.[4] During his career, he was subjected to racist abuse by people who mistaken him for being from North Africa, with a journalist even mistakenly labelling him "the Algerian".[4]

He died in Sarlat-la-Canéda on 7 July 2017, at the age of 83,[1] following a heart attack.[5]

Honours

Sedan[2]

Lyon[2]

Marseille[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HATCHI Guy Georges - Fichier des décès". Fichier des personnes décédées. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Guy Hatchi - Fiche de stats du joueur de football". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lambert, Claude (11 July 2017). "Guy Hatchi nous a quittés ..." [Guy Hatchi has left us...]. allezsedan.com (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Dumas, Thierry (12 March 2013). "Sarlat : le bénévole du club de tennis est un ancien footballeur de haut niveau" [Sarlat: the tennis club volunteer is a former top-level footballer]. Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Le Guadeloupéen Guy Hatchi, ancienne gloire de l'Olympique de Marseille est décédé vendredi d'un malaise cardiaque" [Guy Hatchi, a Guadeloupean and former star of Olympique de Marseille, died on Friday of a heart attack.]. Guadeloupe La Première (in French). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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