Robert Lemaître

Robert Lemaître
Personal information
Full name Robert Lemaître
Date of birth (1929-03-07) 7 March 1929
Place of birth Plancoët, France
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Plancoët
Samsonnaise Doloise
La Sansonnaise
Saint-Servan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951 La Malouine (–)
1951–1953 Rennes (–)
1953–1956 Lille (–)
1956–1957 Le Havre (–)
1957–1958 Bordeaux (–)
1958–1960 Roubaix-Tourcoing (–)
National team
1953–1954 France 2 (0)
Teams managed
1959 Roubaix-Tourcoing
1964-1965 Brive
1969-1970 Kabylie

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Robert Lemaître (born 7 March 1929 in Plancoët) is a former French professional football player.

Career

Lemaître was born in Plancoët, a commune in the Brittany region. He began his career playing for his hometown club. In 1951, he turned professional and signed with Rennes. Lemaître spent two seasons with the club and, in 1953, signed with Lille. With Lille, he won the league in 1954 and won the Coupe de France the following year. After leaving Lille, Lemaître played for Le Havre, Bordeaux, and Roubaix-Tourcoing before retiring from football altogether in 1960.

Lemaître was also a France international and made his national team debut on 17 December 1953 in an 8–0 victory over Luxembourg.[1] In the match, Lemaître captained the team. He is one of five France internationals in the team's history to captain the national team on his debut.

References


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