Charles Roviglione

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Charles Roviglione (born November 26, 1912 in Toulon , † August 17, 1993 in Brignoles ) was a French football player .

Career

The striker Roviglione began playing football in his youth when AS Las his hometown Toulon. He then went to the lower class club US Pont de Bois , from where he moved to FC du Temple . He remained loyal to this club from Toulon until he accepted an offer from the first division team Olympique Marseille in 1934 at the age of 21 . Since the introduction of a national league two years earlier, this has played under the conditions of professional football .

On August 26, 1934, the player made his debut in a 0-1 loss to Olympique Alès in the first division. A week later he scored his first goal in a 4-3 victory over FC Mulhouse . In the following time he was mostly a regular player in the Sturm, which at that time still consisted of five players, and was able to score regularly. His direct teammates included the Hungarians Vilmos Kohut and József Eisenhoffer and the French international striker Joseph Alcazar . In the 1934/35 season, Roviglione scored a total of twelve goals of his own, and he and his teammates made it to the national cup final in 1935 . In the final, he was among the first team and scored 1-0 in the 34th minute. With the final score of 3-0, he succeeded in winning his first and only national title. In the following season he did not have a permanent place despite regular consideration and scored six goals. In the summer of 1936 he returned to Marseille after 42 first division games with 18 goals and moved to first division relegated Olympique Alès.

Alès was only a stopover for him, as he found a new employer in 1937 in the league rivals FC Nancy . For this he ran on until the official game operation was suspended in 1939 in view of the start of the Second World War . Despite the war, he was able to continue his career at least partially and wore the jersey of FC Antibes during this time . In the 1943/44 season he returned to the first division - which, however, had only unofficial status - by playing for the ÉF Montpellier-Languedoc . This selection team replaced the club teams that were banned at the time. Around 1944 he returned to his hometown and decided to work for SC Toulon . There he performed a double function as a player-coach and was again in the second division between 1945 and 1947. After relegation, a year in the third highest division followed in 1947/48. He then let his playing career at the amateur club FC Seyne-sur-Mer end.

Individual evidence

  1. Histoire de la Coupe de France OM Vainqueur 1934-1935 , om4ever.com
  2. Football: Charles Roviglione , footballdatabase.eu
  3. Charles ROVIGLIONE , om1899.com