Henri Conchy

Henri Conchy (born July 4, 1908 in Sisteron , † May 6, 1993 in Marseille ) was a French football player .

Career

The defender Conchy began playing football in 1920 when he was a child at the Vélo Club in his birthplace, Sisteron. In 1925 he moved to a club called Provençale de Manosque , before he went to the section sportive Istréenne in 1928 . In 1930 he managed to move to Olympique Marseille and belonged to a club that had won the French Cup in 1927. A little later he was followed by his younger brother Max Conchy (1911–1998). In 1932, the brother and sister team qualified for Division 1 , which was created as the nationwide first division that year and established professional football in France.

At a time when substitutions and substitutions were not yet possible, he had to wait until the sixth game day for his professional debut and came on October 23, 1932 in a 1-0 win against OGC Nice at the age of 24 for his first appearance at the first division level. After that, he was fixed and missed only one game in the 1932/33 season. In the following years he remained a regular player and recorded a number of successes, starting with the entry into the national cup final in 1934 . In the final he was responsible for the defense together with his brother Max, but allowed two goals from István Lukács in favor of opponents FC Sète and therefore suffered a 2-1 defeat. At the cup final in 1935 , the brothers received the coach's trust again, were able to thwart a goal and, thanks to a 3-0 win against the Stade Rennes UC, win the trophy. The brothers parted ways in the summer of 1935, as Max signed with Red Star Paris while Henri Marseille remained loyal.

In 1937 he succeeded in winning the championship title with Marseille, with the better goal difference against FC Sochaux ultimately making the difference . A year later he was allowed to play a final of this competition for the third time at the cup final in 1938 and won the title with the team for the second time, as the team retained the upper hand with 2-1 against FC Metz . In addition, the team with second place in the table only just failed to defend the title from last year. In 1939 Marseille finished second again, but in the same year the beginning of the Second World War led to the cessation of regular operations. Unlike many other players, Conchy was not called up as a soldier and was able to continue his career by taking part in the unofficial championship. However, he played hardly a role in the team, whereupon he turned his back on Marseille in 1940 after 159 first division games with one goal and two other unofficial first division games. He then wore the jersey of a club from the Marseilles suburb of Château-Gombert , where he played a second time at the side of his brother in the 1942/43 season. In 1943 he stopped playing football.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Henri CONCHY , om1899.com