Max Charbit

Max Charbit
Charbit
Personal information
Full name Max Nessim Charbit
Date of birth (1908-06-17)17 June 1908
Place of birth Sig, Algeria
Date of death 14 February 2001(2001-02-14) (aged 92)
Place of death Manosque, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1918– Sporting Club Sigois
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1927 Sporting Club Sigois
1927–1930 Stade Marocain
1930–1931 Olympique Marocain de Rabat
1931–1935 Olympique de Marseille 193 (2)
1935–1939 Saint-Étienne
1945–1950 EP Manosque
1950 GSC Marseille
1951 EP Manosque
International career
1934–1935 France 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Max Nessim Charbit (17 June 1908 – 14 February 2001) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique de Marseille, Saint-Étienne, and Nice in the 1930s. He also played four matches for the French national team in 1934 and 1935.

Playing career

Club career

Born on 17 June 1908 in Sig, Algeria, Charbi began his career in the youth ranks of Sporting Club Sigois in 1918, aged 10, remaining at the club for nearly a decade, until 1927, when he joined Stade Marocain.[1] In 1930, he went to Olympique Marocain de Rabat, with whom he won the Moroccan football league in 1931. A few months later, in January 1932, he was signed by Olympique de Marseille.[1][3]

Together with Emile Zermani, Vilmos Kohut, and the Conchy brothers (Max and Henri), he was a member of the great OM team of the mid-1930s, which achieved a runner-up finish in the 1932–33 French Division 1 and reached back-to-back Coupe de France finals in 1934 and 1935, losing the former to Sète (2–1), but then captaining his side to a 3–0 win over Rennes in the latter.[1][4][5][6] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the forerunner L'Équipe) stated that "he stood out in the second half for his finesse",[7] while the journalists of Match l'intran stated that he was "sure in his interventions and his passes", assisting Charles Roviglione for the opening goal.[8]

Charbit stayed at OM for three years, from 1932 until 1935, scoring one goal in 86 official matches.[1] He then joined Ligue 2 team Saint-Étienne, with whom he also played for four years, until 1939, playing a total of 152 league matches for both OM and Saint-Étienne.[2] Following a six-year hiatus during World War II, he returned to football in 1945, joining EP Manosque, with whom he played for six years, until 1951, except for a brief stint at GSC Marseille in 1950.[1]

International career

On 11 March 1934, the 25-year-old Charbit made his international debut for France in a friendly match against Switzerland at the Parc des Princes in Paris, which ended in a 1–0 loss.[9] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the forerunner L'Équipe) stated that he "marked Bossi well and served Aston well" and added that "he was the best in the first half, but less brilliant after the break".[10] In total, he earned four international cap between 1934 and 1935.[9]

Death

Charbit died in Manosque on 14 February 2001, at the age of 92.[1][9]

Honours

[1]

Stade Marocain
Olympique de Marseille

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Max Nessim Charbi dit "Bibi"" [Max Nessim Charbi known as "Bibi"]. om1899.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Max Charbit - Fiche de stats du joueur de football" [Max Charbit - Football Player Stats Sheet]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Max Charbit". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Grandes Equipes del Olympique Marseille" [Great teams of Olympique Marseille]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Saison 1933-1934 Sète Vainqueur" [1933-1934 Season Sète Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Saison 1934-1935 OM Vainqueur" [1934-1935 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Marseille remporte la Coupe de France - Comment ils ont joué" [Marseille wins the Coupe de France - How they played]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  8. ^ "La Coupe de France de Football" [The French Football Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Match l'intran. 7 May 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Max Charbit, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Par un but à zéro, l'équipe de France a dû s'incliner devant le "onze" de Suisse" [By one goal to zero, the French team had to bow to the Swiss "eleven"]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 12 March 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2025.