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Ivan Astruc

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Ivan Astruc
Personal information
Full name Ivan Will Astruc
Date of birth (1876-04-28)28 April 1876
Place of birth Mauritius
Date of death 9 April 1905(1905-04-09) (aged 28)
Place of death North Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Essendon District
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Fitzroy (VFL) 6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ivan Will Astruc (28 April 1876 – 9 April 1905) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He died following a period of illness in 1905.[2] Astruc remains the only Mauritian to play in the VFL/AFL.

Sources

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ^ "Family Notices". The Australasian. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 2038. Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1905. p. 59.
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