Paul Voyeux
 Eloy (sixth, from the left) on 4 January 1914. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Valenciennes, Nord, France | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1968 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1919 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| International career | |||
| 1911–1912 | France | 3 | (0) |
| 1913 | France | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Voyeux (11 April 1884 – 1 May 1968) was a French footballer who played as a forward for Olympique Lillois and the French national team between 1912 and 1914.[2][3][1][4]
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Paul Voyeux was born in Valenciennes, Nord, on 11 April 1884, and he eventually joined Olympique Lillois at least since 1911, aged 27.[5] On 19 February 1911, OL defeated RC Roubaix 3–0 to clinch the 1911 USFSA Northern Championship, which was the very first title in the club's history, thus finally putting an end to the invincibility of Roubaix and US Tourquennoise.[6]
Due to his already advanced age, Voyeux quickly established himself as the club's captain, and he then led an OL team with Albert Eloy, Paul Voyeux, and Alphonse Six to back-to-back USFSA Football Northern Championships in 1913 and 1914, winning the former with a record of 13 wins and only one defeat.[7] On 5 April 1914, Voyeux started in the final of the 1914 USFSA Football Championship, scoring twice to help his side to a 3–0 win over Olympique de Cette.[8]
International career
[edit]In May 1911, three months after helping Lillois win its first-ever title, the USFSA selected Voyeux as a member of the French squad that participated in the 1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament at Roubaix, an unofficial European Championship organized by UIAFA, in which France was knocked out in the semifinals by Bohemia (1–4).[5][9] He played his second match for UIAFA's France on 1 January 1912, in a friendly match against AFA's England in London, which ended in a 7–1 loss,[5] and then played his third and last match in the following month, on 20 February, against Catalonia, helping his side to a 7–0 victory.[5][10]
Eloy finally earned his first and last international cap against Luxembourg on 20 April 1913, helping his side to a 8–0 win.[3][1][4]
Death
[edit]Voyeux died in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine on 1 May 1968, at the age of 84.[3][1]
Honours
[edit]- USFSA Football Northern Championship
- Champions (2): 1913, and 1914
- USFSA Football Championship:
- Champion (1): 1914
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Paul Voyeux". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Paul Voyeux". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Paul Voyeux, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Paul Voyeux (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "L'équipe de France de l'UIAFA" [The UIAFA French team]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 4 November 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Olympique Lillois bat le Racing Club de Roubaix par 3 buts à 0" [Olympique Lillois beats Racing Club de Roubaix by 3 goals to 0]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Dunkerque Sports. 26 February 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "L'Olympique Lillois est champion du Nord 1912-1913" [Olympique Lillois are the champions of Nord 1912-1913]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Vie sportive du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais et l'Union sportive réunies. 8 March 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 17 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 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Grand Tournoi Européen (Roubaix) 1911". RSSSF. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "La France bat la Catalogne" [France beats Catalonia]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 21 February 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2024.