Raoul Blanc

Raoul Blanc
Blanc (standing, first from left) with the Olympique de Marseille team in March 1926
Personal information
Full name Raoul Joseph Henri Blanc
Date of birth (1905-08-28)28 August 1905
Place of birth Marseille, France
Date of death 2 July 1985(1985-07-02) (aged 79)
Place of death Cornillon-Confoux, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1922–1933 Olympique de Marseille 78 (0)
1933–1935 Olympique de Marseille
(reserves)		 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raoul Joseph Henri Blanc (28 August 1905 – 2 July 1985) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique de Marseille between 1922 and 1933. A historical member of OM in the inter-war period, he spent his entire career there, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group.

Career

Born in Marseille on 28 August 1905, Blanc began his football career in 1922, aged 17, with his hometown club Olympique de Marseille.[1] Together with Ernest Clère, Jean Boyer, and Jules Dewaquez, Blanc was a member of the OM team coached by Victor Gibson that won two Coupe de France titles in 1924 and 1926, starting in both finals, beating Sète 3–2 in the former and Valentigney 4–1 in the latter.[2][3][4] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the future L'Équipe) stated that he was "sometimes reckless".[5]

Blanc also helped OM win the 1929 French Amateur Championship, beating Club Français 3–2 in the final on 28 April.[1][6] He stayed at OM for over a decade, from 1922 to 1933, playing a total of 78 official matches.[1][7]

Death

Blanc died in Cornillon-Confoux on 2 July 1985, at the age of 79.[1]

Honours

[1]

Olympique de Marseille
  • French Amateur Championship
    • Champions (1): 1929

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Raoul Blanc dit "ratou"" [Raoul Blanc, known as "ratou"]. om1899.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Grandes Equipes del Olympique Marseille" [Great teams of Olympique Marseille]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Saison 1923-1924 OM Vainqueur" [1923-1924 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Saison 1925-1926 OM Vainqueur" [1925-1926 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Finale de la Coupe de France de football: Olympique de Marseille, 4; AS Valentigney, 1" [French Football Cup Final: Olympique de Marseille, 4; AS Valentigney, 1]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 12 May 1926. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Avril 1929, Finale du Championnat de France OM - Club Français 3 à 2" [April 1929, French Championship Final OM - Club Français 3 to 2]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Raoul Blanc". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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