Albert Caillet
French footballer (1901–1925)
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Albert Lucien Emile Caillet (4 December 1901 – 13 August 1925) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for CASG Paris and the French national team in the early 1920s.[1][2][3][4]
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Caillet (front row, second from the left) with the Paris team victorious over the London team in 1923. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Lucien Emile Caillet | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | 14th arrondissement of Paris, France | ||
| Date of death | 13 August 1925 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Eaubonne, France | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1925 | CASG Paris | ||
| International career | |||
| 1923 | France | 1 | (0) |
| 1923 | Paris | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 4 December 1901, Caillet began playing football in the streets of the capital during the First World War, and once the conflict was over in 1918, the 17-year-old Caillet joined CASG Paris, where he stayed his entire career.[2] On 2 April 1923, he earned his first (and only) international cap in a friendly match against the Netherlands in Amsterdam, which ended in a resounding 8–1 loss.[1][3][2]
A few months later, on 1 November, he started for the Paris football team in its annual match against London League,[5][6] featuring alongside the likes of Albert Courquin and Aimé Durbec. After this match, the local press stated that he "did some good things, but he seemed disoriented" since he was not "always where he should have been, and his hesitation to shoot was very detrimental to him".[6]
Together with Pierre Liénert, Marcel Marquet, and Henri Tissot, Caillet was a member of the CASG team that won the 1925 Coupe de France, beating Rouen 3–2 in the final on 10 May 1925.[7]
Death
Legacy
Like many French internationals from the start of the 20th century, Caillet was the victim of mistakes by historians, being initially given the first name André, born in Pantin,[4][3] an error that persisted until the 21st century, even appearing in the Equipe de France de Football, l'Intégrale des 497 rencontres ("French Football Team, All 497 Matches"), a book published by the FFF in 1991.
Honours
- Coupe de France:
- Champions (1): 1925