Alexis Thépot (30 July 1906 – 21 February 1989)[1] was a French footballer. He was the goalkeeper of the France national team in the first two World Cups, 1930 and 1934, and an Olympian.
 Thépot in 1941 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Thépot | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Brest, France | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 1989 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Dunkerque, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1922–1927 | Armoricaine Brest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1928 | FEC Levallois | ||
| 1928–1935 | Red Star FC | ||
| 1935–1936 | USL Dunkerque | ||
| International career | |||
| 1927–1935 | France | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editThépot was born in Brest, Finistère. He played for Armoricaine de Brest (1922–1927), FEC Levallois (1927–28), Red Star FC (1928–1935), and USL Dunkerque (1935–1936). After a good year with Levallois, he was selected to play his first international match against England in 1927.[2]
International career
editFrom 1927 to 1935, Thépot played in 31 international matches, conceding 77 goals, and was captain of the French team 13 times.[3]
Thépot appeared in France's first ever World Cup match against Mexico in 1930, although he had to abandon the match during the first half due to an injury, being replaced in goal by half Augustin Chantrel. Thépot would come back and play in the next two matches, but his team was unable to go past the group stage, losing to Argentina 1–0 on a late goal, and 1–0 to Chile, despite having saved a penalty kick while the match was still 0–0.[4]
He played France's only match at the 1928 Olympic Games, a 4–3 loss to Italy.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alex Thépot". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Source: AllezRedStar.com. "Alex Thépot" (in French). AllezRedStar.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ fff.fr. "Player profile and cap summary" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ Naskrent, Gwidon S.; et al. "World Cup 1930". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Thépot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
edit- Alex Thépot at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Alex Thépot at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)