André Trousselier (29 May 1887 – 10 April 1968) was a French

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who played as a

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for

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, and a

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, who won the 1908 edition of the

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Sporting career

Cycling career

Initially a racing cyclist, Trousselier won the first professional edition of Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1908, which had been run as an amateur race between 1892 and 1894. He remained the only non-Belgian winner of the doyenne until 1930. He was the brother of several cyclists, the best known of whom was

Louis Trousselier Louis Trousselier (; 1881 – 24 April 1939) was a French racing cyclist who won the 1905 Tour de France. His other major wins were Paris–Roubaix, also in 1905, and the 1908 Bordeaux–Paris. He came third in the 1906 Tour de France and won ...

, winner of the 1905 Tour de France.

Footballing career

At the same time, he devoted himself to football, being the starting goalkeeper of Racing de France since 1906, and helping his side win the 1906 Coupe Dewar, beating Gallia Club 2–1 in the final at the

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on 6 May. In the following year, on 7 April 1908, he started in the final of the 1907 UFSFA Football Championship, which ended in a 3–2 win over

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. In his first match upon returning from the regiment, Trousselier conceded 5 goals in a 2–5 loss to

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, with the French press stating that he "was good, but he will be even better when he has trained enough". Later he wore the colours of CASG, where his younger brother Auguste, who played as a forward.

Later life and death

After the

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, Trousselier became a seller of wreaths and artificial flowers. Trousselier died in Paris on 10 April 1968, at the age of 80.

Honours

As a footballer

;

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: **Champions (1):

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...

* Dewar Cup: **Champions (1):

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

As a cyclist

: **Champions (1): 1908

References

External links

* 1887 births 1968 deaths French male cyclists Cyclists from Paris French men's footballers Footballers from Paris Men's association football goalkeepers Racing Club de France Football players {{France-cycling-bio-1880s-stub