Marcel Jean Henri Naudin (born 1895; date of death unknown) was a French

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who played as a

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for

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in the early 1920s.

Career

Born in 1895, Naudin was a member of the great Red Star team of the early 1920s, which won a three-peat of

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titles between 1921 and 1923, with him starting in each of those finals, helping his side defeat Olympique (2–1),

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(2–0), and

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(4–2), respectively. Naudin is thus one of the few players who won three Coupe de France titles, to which he contributed decisively, as he scored the winner in the 1921 final, as well as a brace within seven minutes in the 1923 final. On 12 February 1922, Naudin started in the final of the 1922

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against Olympique, assisting

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for the second goal in an eventual 3–0 victory.

Honours

Red Star *

: 1920–21, 1921–22, and 1922–23 *

: 1922

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naudin, Marcel 1895 births Year of death missing French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Red Star FC players 20th-century French sportsmen Place of birth missing