Summary
Edmond Delfour (1 November 1907 – 19 December 1990)[1] was a French international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played at the 1930,[2] the 1934[3] and the 1938[4] FIFA World Cups. Even when he was still a player, he started his coaching career that spanned three decades.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 November 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Ris-Orangis, France | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1990 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Corte, Corsica, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1918-1924 | Draveil | ||
| 1924-1927 | Étoile Juvisy-Viry | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | Stade Français | ||
| 1929–1937 | RC Paris | ||
| 1937–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
| 1939–1945 | Rouen | ||
| 1945–1946 | Red Star | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1938 | France | 41 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1940–1945 | Rouen | ||
| 1945–1946 | Red Star | ||
| 1946–1951 | Gent | ||
| 1952/12-1953 | Stade Français | ||
| 1954–1955 | Le Havre | ||
| 1956–1958 | Gent | ||
| 1958–1962 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1962–1964 | Union SG | ||
| 1964–1965 | US Corte | ||
| 1966–1969 | Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif | ||
| 1969/12-1970 | Bastia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Youth career edit
Senior career edit
- 1928-1929 : Stade Français[7]
- 1929-1937 : RC Paris[8]
- 1938-1939 : RC Roubaix[9]
- 1939-1945 : FC Rouen[10]
- 1945-1946 : Red Star[11]
International career edit
For France national football team he got 41 caps and scored 2 goals between 1929 and 1938. His first cap was against England on 09/05/1929. His first goal was against Czechoslovakia on 11/05/1930. His second and last goal was against England on 14/05/1931.[12]
He participated at three edition of FIFA World Cup : in 1930,[13] 1934,[14] and 1938.[15] He played the whole 6 France's games in the three tournaments. The 1938 FIFA World Cup quarter-final lost against Italy on 12 June 1938 was his last cap.[16]
He was one of the 6 players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. The other being teammates Étienne Mattler and Emile Veinante, Romanian Nicolae Kovács, Belgian Bernard Voorhoof and Brazilian Patesko. He was the last surviving of those 6 players.
Honours edit
Player edit
RC Paris[17]
Coaching career edit
While he was still a player, he coached FC Rouen from 1940 to 1945,[18] then Red Star from 1945 to 1946[19]
From 1946 to 1951 he coached Belgian club Gent.[20] He then managed Stade Français from 1952 to December 1953.[21] He then coached Le Havre AC from January 1954 to 1955.[22]
In 1956, he went back to Belgium to coach several clubs : Gent from 1956 to 1958,[23] Cercle Brugge from 1958 to 1962,[24] Union Saint-Gilloise from 1962 to 1964.[25]
From 1964 to 1965 he managed USC Corte.[26] He then coached Tunisian side Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif from 1966 to 1969.[27] He ended his career at SC Bastia from 1969 to December 1970[28]
References edit
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Le XI de l'équipe de France à la Coupe du Monde 1934". 90MIN. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "C'est le Thierry Henry des années 1930". Le Parisien. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Stade Français Joueurs de A à Z". Monde Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". Football The Story. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Roubaix et l'équipe de France de Football : une longue histoire". Roubaix XL. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "FC Rouen Players from A-Z". World Football. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1930 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup France's squad". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Edmond Delfour". FFF Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Entraîneurs et Présidents". FC Rouen. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Red Star FC Histoire de l'entraineur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "KAA Gent Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Stade Francais histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Havre AC Histoire de l'entraineur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "KAA Gent Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "USC Corte Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Entraîneurs". Hamhama. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "SC Bastia Histoire de l'entraîneur". MondeFootball. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links edit
- Edmond Delfour at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Edmond Delfour at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)