Jean Snella

Jean Snella (9 December 1914 – 20 November 1979) was a French football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent most of his playing career with Saint-Étienne and also had multiple coaching spells with the club. He coached the France national team along with José Arribas after the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

Biography
Jean Snella was born in Germany to Polish parents. Before 1935 he was working as a mechanic. He acquired French nationality by naturalization on 21 October 1935.

In 1940, he was made Prisoner of War in Évreux by the Wehrmacht but managed to escape in 1942.

Honours
Saint-Étienne
 * Division 1: 1957, 1964, 1967

Servette
 * Axpo Super League: 1961, 1962
 * Schweizer Cup: 1971