Albert Eloy (30 June 1927 in Bully-les-Mines – 8 December 2008 in

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) is a former French

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. He played as defender for Sedan. With the Ardennes club, he was the winner of the

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in 1956. He repeated the achievement three years later, with

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, the club where he finished his career. He was manager of

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from 1961 to 1962. He also competed in the men's tournament at the

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Playing career

* 1949–1958 : UA Sedan Torcy * 1958–1961 :

Management career

* 1961–1962 :

Honours

* Coupe de France winner in

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(with

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) and

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(with

) * Champion of France D2 in 1959 with

Notes and references

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* 1927 births 2008 deaths People from Bully-les-Mines French men's footballers Le Havre AC players CS Sedan Ardennes players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players French football managers Stade Malherbe Caen managers Men's association football defenders Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Footballers from Pas-de-Calais 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1920s-stub