Étienne Morillon (footballer)

Étienne Morillon
Personal information
Place of birth France
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1907–1910 Red Star AC
International career
1908 France B 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Étienne Morillon was a French footballer who played as a defender for Red Star AC.[1] He was a member of the French B squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, but he withdrew at the last moment.[2][3]

Biography

Very little is known about his life; Morillon was playing football for Red Star AC in 1908, when the USFSA selected both him and fellow club teammate René Fenouillère for the French squads that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games in London.[2][3][4] However, Morillon never made the trip across the English channel because he decided to withdraw at the last moment, so he was replaced by Justin Vialaret, who started in the quarter-finals as France B lost 9–0 to Denmark on 19 October.[3][5] A week later, on 26 October, Morillon started in the final of the 1908 Coupe Manier at the Stade de Charentonneau, helping his side to a 7–2 victory over Club français.[6] He was still playing for Red Star as late as March 1910.[7]

After the First World War, Morillon was one of the first players to revive the Red Star club.[8] Having retired from football, Morillon took part in the 35th Bordeaux–Paris race in 1929.[9]

Honours

Red Star AC

References

  1. ^ "Étienne Morillon". www.worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Étienne Morillon". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Football Tournament 1908 Olympiad - Squad Lists". RSSSF. 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  4. ^ "1908 Jeux olympiques" [1908 Olympic Games]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Culture physique. 15 November 1908. p. 1480. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Les premiers Bleus: Six, Vialaret, Gressier et Fenouillère, destins communs" [The first Blues: Six, Vialaret, Gressier and Fenouillère, common destinies]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Le Red Star Amical club gagne la Coupe Manier" [The Red Star Amical club wins the Manier Cup]. www.retronews.fr (in French). L'Auto. 26 October 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Le C.A.P. bat le Red Star par 2 buts à 1" [CAP beats Red Star by 2 goals to 1]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). La Vie au grand air. 5 March 1910. p. 154. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Le Red Star revit" [The Red Star lives again]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 18 August 1918. p. 5. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Après le 35e Bordeaux-Paris" [After the 35th Bordeaux-Paris]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 30 May 1929. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2024.