André Marcel Louis Allègre (10 May 1895 – 2 November 1966) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for CA Paris and the French national team in the 1910s.[1][2][3] After retiring, he became a naval architect.[4]
 André Allègre (first, from the left) in 1920 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Marcel Louis Allègre | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 1966 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Vigneux-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1920 | CA Paris | ||
| International career | |||
| 1914 | France | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editAndré Allègre was born on 10 May 1895 in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne,[2][a] but it was in Paris where he began his career, playing for the likes of UA Intergadzarique, a club formed by Gadzarts, the nickname given to the students of Arts et Métiers ParisTech, a prestigious university specialized in engineering from which he graduated, hence later becoming a naval architect.[citation needed]
On 31 May 1914, the 19-year-old Allègre earned his first and last international cap for France in a friendly match against Hungary at Budapest, which ended in a 1–5 loss.[2][3][5]
At club level, Allègre helped CA Paris win the 1920 Coupe de France final at the expense of Le Havre AC (2–1).[6]
Later life and death
editAfter the First World War, Allègre became a naval architect.[4] Allègre died in Vigneux-sur-Seine on 2 November 1966, at the age of 61.[2]
Honours
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Andre Allegre". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "André Allègre, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "André Allègre". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "André Allègre - Stats and titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Histoire de la Coupe de France Saison 1919-1920 CAParis vainqueur" [History of the Coupe de France Season 1919-1920 CAParis winner]. www.om4ever.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.