Antoine Dalla Cieca

Antoine Dalla Cieca was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder.

Biography

As a young footballer, Cieca played in his hometown of Champigny-sur-Marne. From 1953 to 1958, he played for RC Paris. He then played for Lyon from 1958 to 1960, where he scored 12 goals and played in the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He played for Rouen from 1960 to 1963 before playing a season with Angers. He ended his professional career with Red Star in 1966, spending the following season with. In total, he played in 395 games and scored 88 goals.
Cieca remained coach of VS Chartres until 1969, when he began managing. He ended his coaching career in 1981 with Red Star after the team was relegated to Division 4.
He died on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.