Nicolas Hibst

Nicolas Hibst (12 October 1915 – 21 January 1959) was a French association football player and manager. During his career, he played in Division 1 and Division 2 with FC Metz and AS Saint-Étienne and was part of the Metz side which lost the 1938 Coupe de France final.^[1]

Nicolas Hibst

Personal information
Full name	Nicolas Hibst
Date of birth	(1915-10-12)12 October 1915
Place of birth	Tucquegnieux, France
Date of death	21 January 1959(1959-01-21) (aged 43)
Place of death	Saint-Avold, France
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1940	Metz	130	(3)
1940–1945	Saint-Étienne	16	(1)
1945–1946	Metz	5	(0)
Managerial career
1946–1947	Metz
1947–1950	Lens
1950–1953	Niort
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

His first foray into coaching came when he took charge of Division 1 side Metz in 1946. After just one season, he left to manage Lens where he guided the Division 2 outfit to the 1948 Coupe de France final and to the Division 2 championship the following season. His career finished when he left Division 3 club Chamois Niortais in 1953, after a three-year tenure. Hibst died in Saint-Avold in January 1959 at the age of 43.^[2]