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French footballer
Ernest Clère
Clère
Personal information
Full name Ernest Victor Clère
Date of birth (1897-01-22)22 January 1897
Place of birth Brassy, Nièvre, France
Date of death 5 March 1967(1967-03-05) (aged 70)
Place of death Suresnes, Paris France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
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.

Biography

Clère (standing, second from right) with the Olympique de Marseille team in March 1926.

Born in Brassy, Nièvre, on 22 January 1897, Clère received the War Crosses of both 1914–1918 and 1939–1945, and later a Knight of the Legion of Honour. 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. He stayed loyal to this club for four years, from 1921 to 1925, when Olympique de Marseille signed him.

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.

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. 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. He stayed at OM for four years, from 1925 to 1929, having scored a total of 3 goals in 13 cup matches.

Gaston Doumergue, President of France, greeting the OM footballers, and Clère, OM's captain, in the background (1927).

Clère played his last seasons of football at FEC Levallois (1928–29), CASG Marseille [fr] (1929–31), and finally the reserve team of Olympique de Marseille from 1931 to 1934, when he retired at the age of 37.

Clère died in Suresnes on 3 May 1967, at the age of 70.

Honours

Olympique de Marseille

Notes

  1. Some sources wrongly state that he was born on 13 December 1901.

References

  1. ^ "Ernest CLERE dit "Nénesse"" [Ernest CLERE known as "Nénesse"]. om1899.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Ernest Clere". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Ernest Clere, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Ernest Clere". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Ernest Clere (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. "Grandes Equipes del Olympique Marseille" [Great teams of Olympique Marseille]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. "Saison 1925-1926 OM Vainqueur" [1925-1926 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. "Saison 1926-1927 OM Vainqueur" [1926-1927 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. "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.
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