Ernest Clere
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernest Victor Clère | ||
Date of birth | 22 January 1897 | ||
Place of birth | Brassy, Nièvre, France | ||
Date of death | 5 March 1967 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Suresnes, Paris France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1918–1920 | Olympique de Pantin | ||
1920–1921 | Clichy Olympique | ||
1921–1925 | Olympique de Pantin | ||
1925–1928 | Olympique de Marseille | ||
1928–1929 | FEC Levallois | ||
1929–1931 | CASG Marseille | ||
1931–1934 |
Olympique de Marseille (reserve) | ||
International career | |||
1924 | France | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernest Victor Clère (22 January 1897 – 3 May 1967) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique de Pantin, Olympique de Marseille, and the French national team in the 1920s.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Born in Brassy, Nièvre, on 22 January 1897,[a] Clère received the War Crosses of both 1914–1918 and 1939–1945, and later a Knight of the Legion of Honour.[citation needed] When the First World War ended in 1918, the 21-year-old Clère began his football career at Olympique de Pantin (currently known as Olympique de Paris), and after a short stint at Clichy Olympique, he returned to Pantin.[1] He stayed loyal to this club for four years, from 1921 to 1925, when Olympique de Marseille signed him.[5]
On 23 March 1924, the 27-year-old Clère earned his first (and only) international cap for France in a friendly match against Switzerland at Geneve, which ended in a 3–0 loss.[3][4][5]
Together with Edouard Crut, Jean Boyer, and Jules Dewaquez, he was a member of the OM team coached by Victor Gibson that won back-to-back Coupe de France titles in 1926 and 1927, the latter as the team's captain.[7][8][9] In the semifinals of the 1926 edition, OM defeated Stade Français 5–0, but the local press stated that "Clère, whose main quality was to mow down his opponents in any position, was immediately asked to stop his game" by the firm refereeing of Mr. Jones.[10] He stayed at OM for four years, from 1925 to 1929, having scored a total of 3 goals in 13 cup matches.[6]
Clère played his last seasons of football at FEC Levallois (1928–29), CASG Marseille (1929–31), and finally the reserve team of Olympique de Marseille from 1931 to 1934, when he retired at the age of 37.[1]
Clère died in Suresnes on 3 May 1967, at the age of 70.[1][3]
Honours
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ernest CLERE dit "Nénesse"" [Ernest CLERE known as "Nénesse"]. om1899.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Ernest Clere". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ernest Clere, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ernest Clere". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ernest Clere (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Ernest Clère - Fiche de l'ancien joueur de l'OM" [Ernest Clère - Profile of the former OM player]. www.ohaime-passion.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Grandes Equipes del Olympique Marseille" [Great teams of Olympique Marseille]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Saison 1925-1926 OM Vainqueur" [1925-1926 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Saison 1926-1927 OM Vainqueur" [1926-1927 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "L'Olympique de Marseille bat le Stade Français a Lyon et s'avère de nouveau grand favori de la Coupe de France" [Olympique de Marseille beat Stade Français in Lyon and once again become big favourites for the Coupe de France]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 31 March 1926. p. 208. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- 1897 births
- 1967 deaths
- Footballers from Nièvre
- French men's footballers
- France men's international footballers
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Levallois SC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- French military personnel of World War I
- French military personnel of World War II