Charles Montagne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Achilles Joseph Montagne | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Roubaix, France | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 1940 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1920 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| International career | |||
| 1913–1920 | France | 3 | (1) |
| 1913 | Northern France | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Achilles Joseph Montagne (17 March 1889 – 22 May 1940) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique Lillois and the French national team in the 1910s.[1][2][3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Charles Montagne was born in Roubaix on 17 March 1889, and he began his football career at Olympique Lillois in 1909, aged 20.[3] On 5 April 1914, he started in the final of the 1914 USFSA Football Championship, helping his side to a 3–0 win over Olympique de Cette.[5] Three weeks later, on 26 April, he started in the final of the Trophée de France at the Charentonneau, helping his side to a 4–1 win over VGA Médoc.[6]
International career
[edit]On 9 March 1913, Montagne made his international debut in a friendly match against Switzerland in Geneva, scoring once to help his side to a 4–1 win.[1][2][3] In his second appearance in the following month, Montagne helped France to an 8–0 win over Luxembourg.[1][2][3]
On 1 November 1913, Montagne played for the so-called Lions des Flandres, a regional scratch team representing Northern France, in a friendly against the English Wanderers in Paris, which ended in a 1–4 loss.[7]
Montagne had to wait seven years to receive his third and last cap for France, in a friendly against Belgium at the Parc des Princes on 28 March 1920, helping his side to a 2–1 win.[1][2][3]
Later life and death
[edit]During the First World War, Montagne was a quartermaster of the 42nd artillery.[8] After the War, he became an industrial in Lille.[9]
Montagne died in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut on 22 May 1940, at the age of 51.[1][3]
Honours
[edit]- USFSA Football Northern Championship
- Champions (3): 1911, 1913, and 1914
- USFSA Football Championship:
- Trophée de France:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Charles Montagne, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Charles Montagne". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Charles Montagne (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Charles Montagne". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "L'Olympique Lillois devient champion de France" [Olympique Lillois becomes champion of France]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Matin. 6 April 1914. p. 5. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Olympique Lillois est champion de France" [Olympique Lillois are the champions of France]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 27 April 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "1913–14 Saison de football" [1913–14 football season] (PDF). footnostalgie.free.fr (in French). pp. 38–46. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "En Bonne Sante - Football Association". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 25 May 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Ce que sont devenus les anciens champions" [What happened to the former champions]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 4 November 1925. p. 342. Retrieved 12 December 2024.