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René Grandjean (footballer)

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René Grandjean
Grandjean with the French team at the 1900 Olympics
Personal information
Full name René Grandjean
Date of birth 1881
Place of birth France
Place of death France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1905 Club Français
1905–1909 AS Française
1909–1911 CA Paris
1911–1913 Club Français
International career
1900 France MNT 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
Football at the Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1900 Paris Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Club career

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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 1898–99 USFSA Paris championship [fr], 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]

Grandjean (seating on the floor, left) with Club Français in 1899.

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 USFSA Paris championship [fr].[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

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Grandjean (2nd row, second from the left) with the French team at the 1900 Olympics.

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

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International

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France MNT

References

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  1. ^ a b "René Grandjean". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. ^ "René Grandjean - Player Profile - Football". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Le Club français à Cette". Le Télégramme (in French). No. 4691. 10 May 1913. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ramblers contre Club Français" [Ramblers against Club Français]. www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 27 December 1897. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "La Coupe Manier". www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 28 March 1898. p. 2. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Le Championnat de France - Victoirie du Standard" [The French Championship - Victory of Standard]. www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 4 April 1898. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Championnat de Paris - Club Français contre Standard Athletic Club" [Paris Championship - Club Français against Standard Athletic Club]. www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 17 April 1899. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ "1898-99 season in France". RSSSF. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ "La Coupe Manier". www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 23 October 1899. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Le Challenge du Nord - Victoire des Havrais" [The Challenge of the North - Victory of Le Havre]. www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 30 April 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Championnat de France - Club Français (1) contre La Havre AC (1)" [French Championship - Club Français (1) against La Havre AC (1)]. www.retronews.fr (in French). Le Journal des sports. 7 May 1900. p. 2. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  12. ^ "La Coupe Manier". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 24 December 1900. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Football Association - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A.)" [Football Association - Paris Championship (USFSA)]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 7 October 1905. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Football Association - Gallia contre A.S.F." [Football Association - Gallia against A.S.F.]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Messidor. 14 December 1907. p. 3. Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Football Association - Impressions du lendemain - Championnat de Paris (U.S.F.S.A)" [Association Football - Impressions of the next day - Paris Championship (USFSA)]. www.retronews.fr (in French). L'Auto. 25 February 1908. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Le Gallia Club gagne la Coupe Dewar" [The Gallia Club wins the Dewar Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 19 April 1909. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Le Cercle Athlétique de Paris gagne la Coupe Dewar" [The Cercle Athlétique de Paris wins the Dewar Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 9 May 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Le Club Français à Rouen" [Club Français in Rouen]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 30 September 1911. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Paris 1900, en sport de démonstration" [Paris 1900, in demonstration sport]. www.fff.fr (in French). 10 July 2024. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Games of the II. Olympiad". RSSSF. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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