Augustin Chantrel (11 November 1906 - 4 September 1956) was a French

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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

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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

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. He was selected to the

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

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, with the score 1–0 in favour of

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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

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on 19 March 1933.

Honours

Red Star *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chantrel, Augustin 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