Antoine Dalla Cieca
# Antoine Dalla Cieca

Antoine Dalla Cieca (15 November 1931 – 27 January 2022) 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 Olympique Lyonnais from 1958 to 1960, where he scored 12 goals and played in the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. He played for FC Rouen from 1960 to 1963 before playing a season with Angers SCO. He ended his professional career with Red Star F.C. in 1966, spending the following season with VS Chartres [fr]. In total, he played in 395 games and scored 88 goals.

Cieca remained coach of VS Chartres until 1969, when he began managing CA Montreuil [fr]. He ended his coaching career in 1981 with Red Star F.C. after the team was relegated to Division 4.

He died on 27 January 2022, at the age of 90.

