| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1907-11-01)1 November 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Ris-Orangis, France | ||
| Date of death | 19 December 1990(1990-12-19) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Corte,Corsica, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1918-1924 | Draveil | ||
| 1924-1927 | Étoile Juvisy-Viry | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | Stade Français | ||
| 1929–1937 | RC Paris | ||
| 1937–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
| 1939–1945 | Rouen | ||
| 1945–1946 | Red Star | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1938 | France | 41 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1940–1945 | Rouen | ||
| 1945–1946 | Red Star | ||
| 1946–1951 | Gent | ||
| 1952/12-1953 | Stade Français | ||
| 1954–1955 | Le Havre | ||
| 1956–1958 | Gent | ||
| 1958–1962 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1962–1964 | Union SG | ||
| 1964–1965 | US Corte | ||
| 1966–1969 | Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif | ||
| 1969/12-1970 | Bastia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edmond Delfour (1 November 1907 – 19 December 1990)[1] was aFrench international footballer who played as amidfielder. He played at the1930,[2] the1934[3] and the1938[4]FIFA World Cups. Even when he was still a player, he started his coaching career that spanned three decades.
ForFrance national football team he got 41 caps and scored 2 goals between 1929 and 1938. His first cap was againstEngland on 09/05/1929. His first goal was againstCzechoslovakia on 11/05/1930. His second and last goal was againstEngland on 14/05/1931.[12]
He participated at three edition ofFIFA World Cup : in1930,[13]1934,[14] and1938.[15] He played the whole 6 France's games in the three tournaments. The1938 FIFA World Cup quarter-final lost againstItaly on 12 June 1938 was his last cap.[16]
He was one of the 6 players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. The other being teammatesÉtienne Mattler andEmile Veinante,RomanianNicolae Kovács,BelgianBernard Voorhoof andBrazilianPatesko. He was the last surviving of those 6 players.
RC Paris[17]
While he was still a player, he coachedFC Rouen from 1940 to 1945,[18] thenRed Star from 1945 to 1946[19]
From 1946 to 1951 he coachedBelgian clubGent.[20]He then managedStade Français from 1952 to December 1953.[21] He then coachedLe Havre AC from January 1954 to 1955.[22]
In 1956, he went back to Belgium to coach several clubs :Gent from 1956 to 1958,[23]Cercle Brugge from 1958 to 1962,[24]Union Saint-Gilloise from 1962 to 1964.[25]
From 1964 to 1965 he managedUSC Corte.[26] He then coachedTunisian sideClub Sportif de Hammam-Lif from 1966 to 1969.[27] He ended his career atSC Bastia from 1969 to December 1970[28]
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