Oscar Heisserer 1914 – 2004

Biography

Oscar Heisserer was born on July 18, 1914, in Schirrhein, a small community in the Alsace region of France. He grew up during a transformative period in European history, and would go on to pursue a career in professional football. His life spanned most of the twentieth century, witnessing dramatic changes in both his sport and his nation.

As a footballer, Heisserer was part of the generation that helped develop the sport in France during the interwar and postwar years. Though details of his playing career remain limited, he represented an important era in French football history when the sport was still establishing itself as a major professional endeavor in the country.

Heisserer lived a long life, passing away on October 7, 2004, in Strasbourg at the age of ninety. He left behind a legacy as a participant in French football during its formative decades. His nearly nine decades of life connected him to some of the most significant periods of modern European history, and he remains part of the sporting heritage of the Alsace region where he was born.