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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jules Aimé Devaquez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 1971(1971-06-12) (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1915–1917 | US Saint-Denis | ||
| 1917–1924 | Olympique de Pantin/Paris | ||
| 1924–1930 | Marseille | ||
| 1930–1933 | Nice | ||
| 1933–1934 | AS Béziers | ||
| International career | |||
| 1920–1929 | France | 41 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1933–1934 | AS Béziers | ||
| 1936–1937 | Montpellier | ||
| 1945–1946 | FC Grenoble | ||
| 1946–1947 | Marseille | ||
| AS Aix | |||
| Lyon | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jules Aimé Devaquez (9 March 1899 – 12 June 1971), known asJules Dewaquez,[2] was a Frenchamateurfootballer, who played for both club and country on theright wing. He was of shorter stature (1.69m) and renowned for his small moustache. By profession he was a technicaldraughtsman, but he became one of the most successful French players during the 1920s. As a player, he was an agile and fast dribbler, had a powerful shot and was also an extraordinarily strong header of the ball – unusual for someone of his size and playing position.
Born inParis, Dewaquez started his football career with US Saint-Denis, based inSaint-Denis, in 1915, before moving in 1917 to Olympique de Pantin (which becameOlympique de Paris), where he won theFrench Cup in1918, and was a finalist in1919 and1921.
His firstinternational selection was on 18 January 1920 in a 9–4 defeat byItaly. In his next match, on 29 February he scored in a 2–0 victory overSwitzerland, and appeared in all France's international matches in 1920, including two matches in the1920 Olympics held inAntwerp, being eliminated in a 4–1 defeat byCzechoslovakia. He was selected for all the French internationals over the next two years, including a match against anEngland amateur XI on 5 May 1921, when he scored in a 2–1 victory. This was the first time in which a France national team had defeated its English equivalent. This game is recognised as a full international by theFrench Football Federation but not bythe Football Association who consider it as an amateur match.[3] (Of the England players, onlyBert Coleman,Alfred Bower andAlbert Read were later selected for the full England XI.)
The first match againstFrance officially recognized by the FA came on 10 May 1923, when Dewaquez scored France's 89th minute consolation goal in a 4–1 defeat, with England's goals coming fromKenneth Hegan (two),Charlie Buchan andNorman Creek.[4] The following year, on 17 May 1924, Dewaquez again scored France's goal in a 3–1 defeat against England, with England's goals coming fromVivian Gibbins (two) andHarry Storer.[5]
Dewaquez was a member of France's squad for the1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris, where they were defeated 5–1 by eventual winnersUruguay, after defeatingLithuania 7–0 in the first round.
In the summer of 1924, he moved toOlympique de Marseille. His only international selection in 1925 was againstEngland on 21 May, when he again scored in a 3–2 defeat. In this match, England's goalkeeperFreddie Fox had to leave the field in the 75th minute following a head injury sustained in a charge by Dewaquez when scoring his goal, and was prevented from completing his sole appearance for England. Following an earlier withdrawal by goalscorerVivian Gibbins, England finished with nine men, but managed to hang on to win the game.[6]
He helped OM win theFrench Cup in1926, when he scored twice in a 4–1 victory overAS Valentigney, and again in1927 when he scored in a 3–0 victory overUS Quevilly. He was now no longer an automatic choice for the France national team, but was, however, selected for France for the1928 Olympics, held inAmsterdam, where France were eliminated byItaly 4–3. In 1929, he appeared in five of France's international matches, scoring twice – against England in a 4–1 defeat on 9 May[7] (England's goals were scored byEdgar Kail andGeorge Camsell (2 each)) and in his final International appearance, in another 4–1 defeat againstBelgium on 17 May. In his international career, he played 41 times scoring 12 goals, of which four came against England. He was captain four times and his pairing withRaymond Dubly as the two wingers until 1925 was one of the most exciting in Europe. His total of international appearances was the French record, untilÉtienne Mattler exceeded it in 1938.
By now, his amateur status was rather dubious; ostensibly he worked in the retail trade, but was in receipt of substantial bonus payments and expenses from OM and was in reality a “secret professional”. In 1930 he moved on toOGC Nice for three years, turning professional in 1932, before finishing his playing career withAS Béziers where he became a player/coach, finally hanging up his boots in 1934.
After the Second World War, he became trainer atFC Grenoble,Olympique de Marseille,AS Aix-en-Provence and finally atLyon OU.[8] After retiring from football, he became a departmental manager at one of the largestRenault dealers inLyon.
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