René Gérard (footballer)

René Gérard

Personal information
Date of birth	(1914-06-08)8 June 1914
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Date of death	7 July 1987(1987-07-07) (aged 73)
Place of death	Montpellier, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–1934	Montpellier
1935–1936	FC Sète	28	(8)
1936–1938	Red Star
1938–1939	CA Paris
International career
1932–1933	France	7	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

René Gérard (8 June 1914 – 7 July 1987) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Montpellier, FC Sète, Red Star, CA Paris and France.

Club career

Gérard began his career with hometown club Montpellier, remaining with the club during French football's transition to professionalism in 1932. Gérard stayed at Montpellier until 1934, signing for FC Sète in 1935. Gérard stayed with the club for one season, scoring eight goals in 26 league games. The following season, Gérard signed for Red Star, staying with the club for two seasons. In 1938, Gérard signed for CA Paris. Gérard stayed with the club until the suspension of French football in the 1939–40 season, due to the outbreak of World War II.

International career

In 1932, Gérard became the third-youngest player to be called up by France at the age of 17 and 11 months. In 2020, Rennes midfielder Eduardo Camavinga replaced him as the third-youngest player in the history of the France national team. On 8 May 1932, Gérard made his debut for France in a 3–1 defeat against Scotland. On 19 March 1933, Gérard scored twice against Germany in a 3–3 draw in Berlin.

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 March 1933	Deutsches Stadion, Berlin, Germany	3	Germany	2–3	3–3	Friendly
2					3–3