Pierre Chayriguès (2 May 1892 – 19 March 1965) was a French

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who played as a

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. He was part of

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at the

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. He was the first prominent French goalkeeper and is still today the youngest goalkeeper at the age of 19 to represent France. In 1913, he was approached by

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Pierre Chayriguès, profession kamikaze Les Cahiers du football
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* * 1892 births 1965 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Paris French men's footballers France men's international footballers Olympic footballers for France Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Red Star FC players French football managers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-goalkeeper-stub