Augustin Chantrel (11 November 1906 - 4 September 1956) was a French

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who played as a halfback. He represented France at the 1928 Olympic Football Tournament and at the

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Club career

* 1924-1925 :

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(youth club) * 1925-1929 :

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* 1930-1933 :

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* 1933-1934 :

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* 1934-1939 :

International career

He was capped 15 times for the

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between 1928 and 1933. His first cap was on 11 March 1928, against

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. He was part of the France squad for the 1928 Olympic Tournament playing in their only match, a 4–3 loss to

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. He was selected for the France squad for the

. Chantrel appeared in all three of France's matches. During the first half of the first match against

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, with the score 1–0 in favour of France,

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Alex Thépot Alexis Thépot (30 July 1906 – 20 February 1989) was a French footballer. He was the goalkeeper of the France national team in the first two World Cups, 1930 and 1934, and an Olympian. Club career Thépot was born in Brest, Finistère. He pl ...

suffered an injury after a collision with a Mexican player, and was unable to continue playing. Substitutions were not allowed at the time, and Chantrel, a halfback, replaced Thépot in goal from the 24th minute until the end of the match, which France won. Chantrel is the only player in World Cup history to see action as an outfield player and as a goalkeeper. He is also the only outfield player ever to replace a goalkeeper after having started the match at a different position. Chantrel's last international match was against

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on 19 March 1933.

Honours

Red Star *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chantrel, Augustin 1906 births 1956 deaths Men's association football midfielders French men's footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players France men's international footballers Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Red Star FC players Amiens SC players French football managers Red Star FC managers 20th-century French sportsmen