André Chauvel

André Chauvel
Personal information
Full name André Julien Guy Louis Chauvel
Date of birth (1909-07-29)29 July 1909
Place of birth Lamballe, France
Date of death 24 January 1973(1973-01-24) (aged 63)
Place of death Blain, Loire-Atlantique, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1933 RC Roubaix
1933–1936 Rennes
1936–1937 Le Havre
1939 AC Chapelain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

André Julien Guy Louis Chauvel (29 July 1909 – 24 January 1973) was a French footballer who played as a forward for RC Roubaix and Rennes in the 1930s.

Career

Born in the Brittany town of Lamballe on 29 July 1909, Chauvel began his football career at RC Roubaix in 1932, aged 23.[1] Together with William Hewitt, Edmond Leveugle, and Georges Verriest, he was a member of the Roubaix team that reached the 1933 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 3–1 loss to Excelsior.[1][2] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper Le Miroir des sports stated that he was "the most prominent man" of Roubaix's forward line, having "put in a considerable and unfortunately in vain effort".[3]

That same year, Chauvel returned to Brittany, where he joined Rennes, with whom he reached the 1935 Coupe de France final in Colombes, which ended in a 3–0 loss to Olympique de Marseille.[1][4] Rennes scored from a free-kick, but Chauvel was offside, which caused the referee Lucien Leclercq to disallowed it.[5] He stayed at Rennes for three years, from 1933 until 1936, when he moved to Ligue 2 team Le Havre, where he retired in 1937, aged 28.[1] In total, he scored 29 goals in 78 Ligue 1 matches.[1]

In 1939, Chauvel briefly played for AC Chapelain, a team based in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre.[6]

Death

Chauvel died in Blain, Loire-Atlantique on 24 January 1973, at the age of 63.[1]

Honours

RC Roubaix
Rennes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "André Chauvel - Fiche de stats du joueur de football" [André Chauvel - Football Player Stats Sheet]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Saison 1932-1933 Excelsior Roubaix Vainqueur" [Season 1932-1933 Excelsior Roubaix Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Comment Excelsior de Roubaix a gagné, pourquoi le Racing Club de Roubaix a perdu la finale de la Coupe de France 1933" [How Excelsior de Roubaix won, why Racing Club de Roubaix lost the 1933 Coupe de France final]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 9 May 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Saison 1934-1935 OM Vainqueur" [1934-1935 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Rennes a marqué un but" [Rennes scored a goal]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 7 May 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Historique" [History]. www.accfoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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