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Football At The 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, an association football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded. France's representatives were determined by the USFSA, which elected the Parisian champion Club Français. For Belgium, after Racing Club de Bruxelles declined to participate, a student selection with players from the Université libre de Bruxelles was sent by the Federation.Before the World Cup: Who were football’s earliest world champions? by Paul Brown on Medium Sports, 6 June 2018 The team was reinforced with a few non-students. On the other hand, English club [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Turner (footballer)
Richard Rennie Turner (24 April 1882 in Hornsey – 1 December 1960 in Worthing) was a British footballer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics as part of the Upton Park club side. Turner was an outside-right with Crouch End Vampires who joined Upton Park solely for the period of the Olympics. He scored one goal against the USFSA U.S. Figure Skating is the national Sports governing body, governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) under the Amateur Sports Act of 1 ... team. References Sources *Ian Buchanan, ''British Olympians'', Guinness, London, 1991. External links * List of players for Upton Park(1866–1887 and 1891–1911) English men's footballers Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic footballers for Great Britain Footballers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Upton Park F.C. players Olympic medalists in football 1882 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Canelle
Fernand Émile Canelle (2 January 1882 – 11 September 1951) was a French footballer who played as a forward and later as a defender for Club Français. He competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. He also played six matches for the official French national team between 1904 and 1908. Early life and education Fernand Canelle was born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris on 2 January 1882, and together with Georges Garnier and the Huteau brothers, he was a member of the small group of middle school students from the Chaptal college who, in 1893, founded an unofficial club called the ''Etoile Sportive Parisiennne'', which was presided by Canelle's father, Lucien, and which was soon absorbed by Club Français, so called because it did not include any English players. In the mid-1890s, the 13-year-old Canelle re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Grandjean (footballer)
René Grandjean (1881 – unknown) was a French footballer who played as a Forward and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Playing career Club career Grandjean was born either in late 1881 or early 1882. On 26 December 1897, the 15-year-old Grandjean started in the very first football match in the history of the Parc des Princes as a last-minute replacement for Maurice Macaire; Club Français was defeated 1–3 by the English Ramblers. On 28 March 1898, Grandjean started in the 1898 Coupe Manier final at the Vélodrome de Vincennes, helping his side to a 10–0 win over Paris Star. In the following week, on 3 April, he started in the final of the 1898 USFSA Football Championship against Standard AC at Courbevoie, assisting Gaston Peltier's opening goal in an eventual 2–3 loss. In the following year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Lambert (footballer)
Marcel Lambert (1876 – unknown) was a French footballer who played as a forward and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Early life Marcel Lambert was born in 1876, and he had a younger brother, André François Leonard Lambert, born on 20 February 1877, and who died from tuberculosis at his home at 173 ''rue de Vaugirard'' in the 15th arrondissement of Paris on 8 September 1901, at the young age of 24. His funeral took place two days later at the church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, and he was then buried in the Parisian cemetery of Bagneux. The date and circumstances of Marcel's death, however, remain unknown. Playing career Club career Lambert was one of the first players of Club Français, which joined the USFSA in March 1894, and on 22 April of the same year, the 17-year-old Lambert started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Garnier
Jean Marie Georges Garnier (14 May 1878 – 2 February 1936) was a French footballer who played as a forward and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. He also played for the official French national team in 1904–05, making his debut at the age of 26, and thus being the oldest member who ever played for the Bleus. Early life Georges Garnier was born in the 6th arrondissement of Paris on 14 May 1878, as the son of a baker, and together with the Huteau brothers and Fernand Canelle, he was a member of the small group of middle school students from the ''Lycée Chaptal'' who, in 1893, founded an unofficial club called the ''Etoile Sportive Parisiennne'', which played on the pitch at the Château de Madrid in the Bois de Boulogne, and which was soon absorbed by Club Français, so called because it did not in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Fraysse
Jean Eugène Fraysse (4 May 1870 – 1 May 1950) was a French footballer who played as a forward. He founded Club Français in 1892, becoming its first captain and leading the club to multiple trophies in the late 20th century, including the 1896 French Championship (USFSA) and two Coupe Manier titles in 1897 and 1898. He competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Early life and education Jean Eugène Fraysse was born in the 18th arrondissement of Paris on 4 May 1870, as the son of a well-off family from the wealthy districts of Paris, and therefore, he was sent to Britain to complete his studies. During his four years there, he developed a deep interest in football, so when he returned to Paris in the summer of 1892, he decided to found a football club. Club career Founding Club Français Upon his return to Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Macaire
Maurice Macaire (22 November 1881 – unknown) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Playing career Club career In October 1896, the 15-year-old Macaire was playing for the second team of Club Français. On 28 March 1898, Macaire started as a defender in the 1898 Coupe Manier final at the Vélodrome de Vincennes, helping his side to keep a clean-sheet in a 10–0 win over Paris Star. In the following year, on 23 October, he started in the 1899 Coupe Manier final at Suresnes, helping his side to a 6–0 win over RC Roubaix. Macaire was a member of the Club Français team that won the 1899–1900 USFSA Paris championship. On 29 April 1900, Macaire started in the final of the 1900 Challenge International du Nord in Tourcoing, which ended in a 2–3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Bloch
Alfred Bloch (22 February 1878 – 20 June 1902), also known as Jean Bloch and sometimes written Block, was a Belgian-born French footballer who played as a defender and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Bloch was Jewish. Playing career Club career Together with Lucien Huteau, Marcel Lambert, Gaston Peltier, Georges Garnier, and captain Eugène Fraysse, Bloch was a starter in the Club Français team that won the 1896 USFSA Football Championship, doing so without losing a single match. On 25 April 1897, Bloch started in the final of the inaugural Coupe Manier against the newly crowded champions of France Standard AC, helping his side to a 4–3 win after extra-time. A few months later, on 26 December, he started as a midfielder in the very first football match in the history of the Parc d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgile Gaillard
René Paul Virgile Gaillard (28 July 1877 – 7 March 1943) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Playing career Club career On 25 April 1897, Gaillard started in the final of the inaugural Coupe Manier against the newly crowded champions of France Standard AC, helping his side to a 4–3 win after extra-time. A few months later, on 26 December, he started as a defender in the very first football match in the history of the Parc des Princes in front of 500 spectators, in which Club Français was defeated 1–3 by the English Ramblers. In the following year, on 3 April, he sustained an injury during the first half of the final of the 1898 USFSA Football Championship against Standard AC at Courbevoie, which affected his play for the rest of the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Allemane
Richard Louis Pierre Allemane (19 January 1882 – 24 May 1956) was a French footballer who played as a defender who played for Club Français, Racing Club de France, and CASG Paris between 1899 and 1914, reaching four national finals with Racing, and winning two (1903 and 1907). Between 1905 and 1908, he played seven matches for the French national team, all of which as captain. He is widely regarded as one of the best French defenders of the early 20th century. He also competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players. Early life Richard Pierre Louis Alègre was born in Montpellier on 19 January 1882, and was only recognized by his father, Jean Pierre Alemane, or Allemane (both spellings are found in the civil registry) in 1898, when the latter decided to marry his mother in Paris, when Pierre was already 16 years ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
