Jean Maurice Henri Gautheroux (11 February 1909 – 14 October 1986) was a French

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who played as a

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for CA Paris and the French national team in the late 1920s. In 1959 and 1960, he co-directed 13 matches of the French national team.

Playing career

Born in the

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on 11 February 1909, Gautheroux began his football career at CA Paris in 1927, aged 18. Together with

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, and the Laurent brothers (

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and

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), he was a member of the CA Paris team that reached the 1928 Coupe de France final at

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on 6 May, which ended in a 3–1 loss to

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. The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper '' Le Miroir des sports'' described him as having "only 19, but plays with the poise and foresight of a 30-year-old, served his forwards, both through openings to the wings and through passes to the center. Two years later, on 23 February 1930, the 21-year-old Gautheroux, now a RC France player, earned his first (and only) international

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for France in a

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against

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, which ended in a 0–2 loss. He had to wait six years for his next appearance for France on 13 December 1936, now a

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player, in another friendly, but this time against

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, helping his side to a 1–0 victory. The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper ''L'Auto'' (currently known as ''

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'' stated that he "did not have the necessary authority at any time during the game", and added that he "never imposed himself; conscientious and diligent, he tried to do well but only had a very average match". After leaving Roubaix in 1938, he briefly returned to CA Paris, before joining

, where he retired in 1941, aged 32. In total, he played 88 matches in

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Managerial career

From June 1959 until October 1960, Gautheroux was a member of the selection committee of the French football team, a triumvirate made up of himself,

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, and

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, and which oversaw a total of 13 matches.

Death

Gautheroux died in

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on 14 October 1986, at the age of 77.

Honours

;CA Paris *

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: **Runner-up:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gautheroux, Jean 1909 births 1986 deaths French men's footballers Sportspeople from Seine-et-Marne Men's association football midfielders France men's international footballers CA Paris-Charenton players Racing Club de France Football players RC Roubaix players Red Star FC players Ligue 1 players French football managers France national football team managers 20th-century French sportsmen