| Albert Rénier | |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Le Havre, France |
| Death Place: | Le Havre, France |
| Clubs1: | Le Havre |
| Years1: | 1919–1925 |
| Nationalteam1: | France military |
| Nationalyears1: | 1919 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalteam2: | France |
| Nationalyears2: | 1920–1924 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Albert Rénier (8 May 1896 – 5 April 1948) was a French footballer who played all of his career for Le Havre.[1] He played in four matches for the France national football team between 1920 and 1924, netting once.[2]
He played his entire career with Le Havre Athletic Club, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group. With his club, he reached the 1920 Coupe de France Final after beating AS Cannes after extra-time in the semi-finals. Albert Rénier could not play in the final and without him, the club lost to Cercle Athlétique de Paris (1–2).[3]
He earned four caps for the France national team between 1920 and 1924, and scored a goal in France's 2–0 victory over Belgium on 13 January 1924 at the Stade Buffalo,[4] netting with a diving header by taking over a cross from Gérard Isbecque. In 1924, he was a member of the French squad for the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1]
In 1919, he took part in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, a large sports competition organized in celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. However, the matches of the tournament are not included in the official FIFA register.[5] Rénier helped France win Group A with one goal against Romania (4–0) and a hat-trick against Greece (11–0). Rénier also scored in the final to give his side a 2–0 lead over Czechoslovakia, but his team ended up losing 3–2.[6]
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