Edmond Delfour (1 November 1907 – 19 December 1990) was a French international footballer who played as a

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, before later becoming a manager.

Career

Delfour was born in Ris-Orangis. He played for

Viry-Châtillon Viry-Châtillon () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Population Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are known as ''Castelvirois'' in French. Sports The town is home to the women's f ...

, Draveil,

Juvisy-sur-Orge Juvisy-sur-Orge (, literally ''Juvisy on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport. The site of the town has been oc ...

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

(1928–29),

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(1929–37),

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(1937–39),

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(1939–45) and

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(1945–46). He won two French national tournaments in 1936 and 1940 and one ''

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'' in 1936. For

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he got 41 caps and participated at three edition of

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and

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, being one of five players to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. When he retired from playing football, he started his manager career in Belgium], with K.A.A. Gent, KAA La Gantoise,

Union Saint-Gilloise Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Jo ...

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

and FC Liège. After being a manager in Belgium for many years, he returned to France, and coached teams as Stade Français,

Le Havre AC Le Havre Athletic Club (; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, making Le Havre AC the oldest professional French fo ...

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastiais ( co, Sporting Club di Bastia, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a Corsican association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of French f ...

and US Corte. He also had a spell with Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif. He died in 1990, at the age of 83.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Delfour, Edmond 1907 births 1990 deaths People from Ris-Orangis Footballers from Essonne Association football midfielders French footballers ES Viry-Châtillon players Stade Français (association football) players Racing Club de France Football players FC Rouen players Red Star F.C. players Ligue 1 players France international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players French football managers RC Roubaix players FC Rouen managers Red Star F.C. managers Le Havre AC managers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers CS Hammam-Lif managers SC Bastia managers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise managers K.A.A. Gent managers USC Corte managers