Jules Monsallier

Jules Monsallier (born January 23, 1907 in Boulogne-Billancourt , † September 4, 1972 ) was a French football player .

Club career

Beginnings in Paris (until 1933)

Monsallier came from the vicinity of the French capital Paris and began his career at a young adult age at the Stade Français . A national professional league did not yet exist at the time, but the club was one of the strongest in the country and reached the semi-finals of the French cup competition in 1928 with the participation of the young player. Personally, the right winger made his first appointment to the national team during this time. In the same year he moved to Red Star Olympique on the outskirts of Paris . This club also had a certain importance and was one of the founding members of Division 1 in 1932 , which was introduced as the first division in France and founded professional football. However, Monsallier did not experience their first season in 1932/33 at Red Star, as he immediately before moved to Club Français Paris , which also belongs to the league . In this he played only eight games in the premiere season and scored five goals. The team was relegated in 1933 and Monsallier moved to the Mediterranean coast for FC Sète .

Title wins in Sète (1933–1937)

In the first division club FC Sète, Monsallier became a regular player in the 1933/34 season and scored nine goals in the course of his first year in the Mediterranean city. His team was particularly strong in front of their home crowd at the top of the table and was ultimately able to win the championship with a narrow margin over the pursuers SC Fives , Olympique Marseille and Olympique Lille . In addition, she made it into the French Cup final in 1934 , in which she was able to prevail with two goals from István Lukács with 2-1 with the help of Monsalliers . Thus, two titles had been achieved in one year, which remained the only one of his career for right winger Monsallier.

The offensive player was able to maintain his regular place in the following seasons, but with Sète in 1935 he lagged well behind a possible title defense and was only fourth. In the following years, the team even slipped into mid-table and in the 1936/37 season he also lost his role as an integral part of the team. He moved to the second division Toulouse FC in 1937 , which he left the first division after 102 games with 28 goals scored.

Last professional positions in Toulouse and Nice (1937–1939)

Monsallier only stayed with Toulouse FC for the duration of the 1937/38 season. He then moved to second division rivals OGC Nice , where he became a regular player and, like before with Toulouse, placed in the middle of the table. In 1939, the beginning of the Second World War led to the cessation of regular game operations, which ended the 32-year-old's playing career. In the last two years he had played 53 second division games and scored eleven goals.

Stations

• until 1928: Stade Français
• 1928 to 1932: Red Star Olympique
• 1932 to 1933: Club Français Paris
• 1933 to 1937: FC Sète
• 1937 to 1938: Toulouse FC
• 1938 to 1939: OGC Nice

National team

On May 17, 1928, the then 21-year-old Monsallier made his debut for the French national team in a 5-1 defeat by England . The 1928 Olympic football tournament began only a few days later, but France was eliminated in the first round and it was not used. After an almost three-year hiatus, he ran again for the national team in a 1-0 win over Germany and played another international match on January 12, 1936 in a 6-1 win against the Netherlands. On the balance sheet, he had played for the French team for a total of almost eight years, but had not played more than three international matches. He did not manage to score his own goal in the process.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Jules Monsallier - Fiche de stats du joueur de football , pari-et-gagne.com
2. ↑ Joueur - Jules MONSALLIER , fff.fr