René Grandjean (footballer) explained

René Grandjean
Fullname:René Grandjean
Birth Date:1881
Birth Place:France
Death Place:France
Position:Forward
Years1:1897–1905
Years2:1905–1909
Years3:1909–1911
Years4:1911–1913
Nationalyears1:1900
Nationalteam1:France MNT
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

René Grandjean (1881 – unknown) was a French footballer who played as a Forward and who competed in the football tournament at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of Club Français players.[1] [2]

Playing career

Club career

Grandjean was born either in late 1881 or early 1882.[3] On 26 December 1897, the 15-year-old Grandjean started in the very first football match in the history of the Parc des Princes as a last-minute replacement for Maurice Macaire; Club Français was defeated 1–3 by the English Ramblers.[4] On 28 March 1898, Grandjean started in the 1898 Coupe Manier final at the Vélodrome de Vincennes, helping his side to a 10–0 win over Paris Star.[5] In the following week, on 3 April, he started in the final of the 1898 USFSA Football Championship against Standard AC at Courbevoie, assisting Gaston Peltier's opening goal in an eventual 2–3 loss.[6] In the following year, on 16 April 1899, he started in the play-off match against Standard AC to decide the, which ended in a 3–2 win.[7] This victory qualified the club to the 1899 USFSA national championship, in which Club Français withdrew from the final before facing Le Havre AC.[8] Later that year, on 23 October, he started in the 1899 Coupe Manier final at Suresnes, helping his side to a 6–0 win over RC Roubaix.[9]

On 29 April 1900, Peltier started in the 1900 Challenge International du Nord final in Tourcoing, which ended in a 2–3 loss to Le Havre AC.[10] In the following week, on 6 May, he started in the 1900 USFSA Football Championship final against Le Havre AC, which ended in a 0–1 loss.[11] Later that year, on 23 December, he started in the 1900 Coupe Manier final at Joinville, helping his side to a 1–0 win over UA I arrondissement.[12]

Grandjean played for the AS Française in the 1905–06 and the 1907–08 seasons,[13] [14] winning the Coupe Manier in 1908, which that year was awarded to the team composed of at least eight French players with the highest ranking in the .[15] On 18 April 1909, Grandjean started as a midfielder in the final of the Coupe Dewar in 1909 at Stade de Charentonneau, which ended in a 0–5 loss to Gallia Club.[16] In 1909, he moved to CA Paris, with whom he won the 1910 Coupe Dewar, scoring once in the final to help his side to a 3–1 win over Gallia Club.[17]

In 1911, Grandjean returned to Club Français, starting in the club's opening match of the season against FC Rouen.[18] He was still playing for Club Français as late as May 1913, aged 31.[3]

International career

Grandjean was listed as a forward for the USFSA team at the 1900 Olympic Games.[19] He was selected for the opening match against Upton Park on 20 September, which ended in a humiliating 0–4 loss, so he was not picked for the second match three days later, against a team representing Belgium.[20] The French team came second and Grandjean was thus awarded with a silver medal.[1] [20]

Honours

Club

Club Français

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AS Française
CA Paris

International

France MNT

Notes and References

  1. Web site: René Grandjean . Olympedia . 26 December 2020 . 10 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200610084456/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25098 . live .
  2. Web site: René Grandjean - Player Profile - Football . www.eurosport.com . 12 November 2024.
  3. News: Le Club français à Cette . fr . Le Télégramme . 4691 . 4 . 10 May 1913 . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203145746/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k73648016/f4.item.r=grandjean.zoom . live .
  4. Web site: Ramblers contre Club Français . Ramblers against Club Français . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 1 . 27 December 1897 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113002504/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/27-decembre-1897/4054/5388398/1 . live .
  5. Web site: La Coupe Manier . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 2 . 28 March 1898 . 12 November 2024 . 12 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112220919/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/28-mars-1898/4054/5388478/2 . live .
  6. Web site: Le Championnat de France - Victoirie du Standard . The French Championship - Victory of Standard . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 2 . 4 April 1898 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113000549/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/4-avril-1898/4054/5388448/2 . live .
  7. Web site: Championnat de Paris - Club Français contre Standard Athletic Club . Paris Championship - Club Français against Standard Athletic Club . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 2 . 17 April 1899 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113054821/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/17-avril-1899/4054/5388582/2 . live .
  8. Web site: 1898-99 season in France . . 29 August 2024 . 12 November 2024 . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205152228/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1899 . live .
  9. Web site: La Coupe Manier . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 2 . 23 October 1899 . 12 November 2024 . 24 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240524001450/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/23-octobre-1899/4054/5389432/2 . live .
  10. Web site: Le Challenge du Nord - Victoire des Havrais . The Challenge of the North - Victory of Le Havre . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 3 . 30 April 1900 . 12 November 2024 .
  11. Web site: Championnat de France - Club Français (1) contre La Havre AC (1) . French Championship - Club Français (1) against La Havre AC (1) . fr . www.retronews.fr . Le Journal des sports . 2 . 7 May 1900 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113004921/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/7-mai-1900/4054/5389600/2 . live .
  12. Web site: La Coupe Manier . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 3 . 24 December 1900 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113190101/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624350z/f3.item.zoom . live .
  13. Web site: Football Association - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A.) . Football Association - Paris Championship (USFSA) . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 5 . 7 October 1905 . 12 November 2024 . 13 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241113105717/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4627106s/f5.item.r=grandjean.zoom . live .
  14. Web site: Football Association - Gallia contre A.S.F. . Football Association - Gallia against A.S.F. . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . Messidor . 3 . 14 December 1907 . 12 November 2024 . 14 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241114034440/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7645547n/f3.item.r=grandjean.zoom . live .
  15. Web site: Football Association - Impressions du lendemain - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A) . Association Football - Impressions of the next day - Paris Championship (USFSA) . fr . www.retronews.fr . . 25 February 1908 . 23 November 2024 . 27 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241127203815/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/l-auto/25-fevrier-1908/345/2018671/5 . live .
  16. Web site: Le Gallia Club gagne la Coupe Dewar . The Gallia Club wins the Dewar Cup . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 19 April 1909 . 23 November 2024 . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105151359/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624115t/f7.item.zoom . live .
  17. Web site: Le Cercle Athlétique de Paris gagne la Coupe Dewar . The Cercle Athlétique de Paris wins the Dewar Cup . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 7 . 9 May 1910 . 23 November 2024 .
  18. Web site: Le Club Français à Rouen . Club Français in Rouen . fr . gallica.bnf.fr . . 30 September 1911 . 23 November 2024 . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203145734/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k46301509/f5.item.r=grandjean.zoom . live .
  19. Web site: Paris 1900, en sport de démonstration . Paris 1900, in demonstration sport . fr . www.fff.fr . 10 July 2024 . 12 November 2024 . 27 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240727035341/https://www.fff.fr/article/12601-paris-1900-en-sport-de-demonstration.html . live .
  20. Web site: Games of the II. Olympiad . . 12 May 2022 . 12 November 2024 . 9 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122416/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1900f.html . live .

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