Albert Polge
 Polge around 1930-1931 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 November 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Hòn Gai, French Indochina | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1934 | SC Nîmes | ||
| 1934–1936 | AS Saint-Étienne | 58 | (21) |
| 1936–1938 | Nîmes Olympique | ||
| 1938–1939 | US Métro | ||
| 1939–1940 | Racing Club de France Football | ||
| 1940–1941 | Nîmes Olympique | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1934 | France | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Polge (born 29 November 1909) was a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in French Indochina, he was a France international.
Early life[edit]
Polge was born to a French father and Annamese mother. At the age of 10, his mother passed away, which lead him to move to France, in Gard with his paternal grandparents. He joined the School of Arts and Crafts in Aix-en-Provence. He graduated as an engineer.[1]
Career[edit]
Polge spent most of his football career playing for Nîmes based teams: SC Nîmes and Nîmes Olympique. Between 1934 and 1936, Polge played for French French First Division side AS Saint-Étienne.
Polge appeared three times with France national team between 1933 and 1934.
Style of play[edit]
Polge mainly operated as a left-winger and was described as a "very small and very thin player".[2]
Personal life[edit]
Polge and his wife Marcelle, née Battut (1907-1944) were accused of collabaration following the Liberation of Nîmes in 1944. While Polge avoided a death penalty, his wife was found guilty, which resulted in her execution in public. He remarried in 1950 in Avignon and divorced in 1963. Later records about Polge were lost. He died around the 1970s in Vaucluse.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Les mystères d'Albert Polge". chroniquesbleues.fr.
- ^ "Où es-tu passé Albert Polge?". sofoot.com.
- ^ "Albert et Marcelle Polge".
External links[edit]
- Albert Polge at the French Football Federation (in French)
- 1909 births
- 1970s deaths
- People from Quảng Ninh province
- French men's footballers
- France men's international footballers
- French people of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Men's association football forwards
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- Racing Club de France Football players
- Ligue 1 players