Augustin Chantrel (11 November 1906 - 4 September 1956) was a French
footballer
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who played as a
halfback. He represented France at the
1928 Olympic Football Tournament and at the
1930 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
* 1924-1925 :
Paris Université Club (youth club)
* 1925-1929 :
Red Star
* 1930-1933 :
CASG Paris
* 1933-1934 :
Amiens SC
* 1934-1939 :
Red Star
International career
He was capped 15 times for the
France
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between 1928 and 1933.
His first cap was on 11 March 1928, against
Switzerland.
He was part of the
France squad for the
1928 Olympic Tournament playing in
France's only match, a 4–3 loss to
Italy
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.
He was selected to the
France
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squad for the
1930 FIFA World Cup. Chantrel appeared in all three of France's matches.
During the first half of the first match against
Mexico
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, with the score 1–0 in favour of
France
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,
goalkeeper
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Alex Thépot suffered an injury after a collision with a Mexican player, and was unable to continue playing. Substitutions were not allowed at the time, and Chantrel, a halfback, replaced Thépot in goal from the 24th minute until the end of the match, which France won.
Chantrel is the only player in World Cup history to see action as a field player and as a goalkeeper. He is also the only field player ever to replace a goalkeeper after having started the match at a different position.
Chantrel's last international match was against
Germany
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on 19 March 1933.
Honours
Red Star
*
Coupe de France
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:
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhan ...
Notes and references
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1906 births
1956 deaths
Men's association football midfielders
French men's footballers
1930 FIFA World Cup players
France men's international footballers
Olympic footballers for France
Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Red Star F.C. players
Amiens SC players
French football managers
Red Star F.C. managers