Albert Courquin (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Félix Emile Courquin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourbourg, Nord, France | ||
| Date of death | 2 February 1940 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1921 | Red Star | ||
| 1921–1923 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| 1924–1926 | Red Star | ||
| 1926–? | US Saint-Pol | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922 | France | 1 | (0) |
| 1924 | France B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Félix Emile Courquin (5 August 1898 – 2 February 1940) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Red Star, Olympique Lillois, and the French national team in the early 1920s.[1][2][3][4]
Playing career
After playing for Red Star, Courquin joined Olympique Lillois in 1921, where he helped his team win the 1922 Division of Honor of the North (DH Nord).[3] He quickly became one of the club's best players, and thus, on 15 January 1922, he earned his first (and only) international cap in a friendly match against Belgium at Colombes, helping his side to a 2–1 win.[1][3][2][6]
Two years later, on 13 January 1924, Courquin started for France B in a friendly match against the A-team of Luxembourg, helping his side to a 2–1 win.[7] After leaving Lillois in 1923,[2] he returned to Red Star, where he played from 1924 to 1926.[8] He later played for US Saint-Pol, being the only player in the club's history, along with Fernand Caucheteux, who wore the French jersey.[9]
Death
Recalled to military activity in August 1939, Courquin was quickly discharged due to hypertensive nephritis, from which he died on 2 February 1940, at the age of 41, at his home in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.[1][10]