Étienne Morillon was a French

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who played as a defender for Red Star AC. He was a member of the French B squad that competed in the football tournament of the

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in London, but he withdrew at the last moment.

Biography

Very little is known about his life; Morillon was playing football for Red Star as soon as October 1905. Three years later, in 1908, the

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selected both him and fellow club teammate René Fenouillère for the French squads that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London. However, Morillon never made the trip across the

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because he decided to withdraw at the last moment, so he was replaced by Justin Vialaret, who started in the quarter-finals as France B lost 9–0 to

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on 19 October. A week later, on 26 October, Morillon started in the final of the 1908

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at the

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, helping his side to a 7–2 victory over

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. He was still playing for Red Star as late as March 1910. After

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, Morillon was one of the first players to revive the Red Star club. Having retired from football, he took part in the 35th

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race in 1929.

Honours

;Red Star AC *

: **Champions (1): 1908

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morillon, Etienne Year of birth missing Year of death missing French men's footballers 20th-century French sportsmen Red Star FC players Men's association football defenders Place of birth missing Place of death missing