Yves Dupont
 Dupont in 1931 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pons-de-Thomières, France | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 1991 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Valleraugue, France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bédarieux | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1929 | Bédarieux FC | ||
| 1929–1932 | Montpellier | ||
| 1932–1933 | AS Béziers | ||
| 1933–1935 | FC Sète | ||
| 1935–1937 | Montpellier | ||
| 1938–1939 | Revel | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yves Dupont (5 October 1908 – 5 May 1991) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Montpellier and FC Sète in the 1930s.
Playing career
[edit]Born in the Hérault town of Saint-Pons-de-Thomières on 5 October 1908, Dupont began his football career in a modest club based in the small town of Bédarieux, from which he joined Montpellier in 1929, aged 21.[1]
Together with Charles Cros, Roger Rolhion and the Temple brothers (Jacques and Pierre), he was a member of the Montpellier team that reached the 1931 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 3–0 loss to Club Français.[2][3] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (currently known as L'Équipe) stated that he "showed courage, but never shone; however, he marked Émile Hennequin, who was not a difficult opponent".[4]
Dupont stayed at Montpellier for three years, from 1929 until 1932, when he moved AS Béziers. The following year, he joined Sète, whose new coach, René Dedieu, had known Dupont at SO Montpellier.[citation needed] In his first season at the club, Sète won the double, the 1933–34 French Division 1 and the 1933–34 Coupe de France, beating Olympique de Marseille 2–1 in the final.[5][6] The following day, the journalists of L'Auto stated that Dupont, who was involved in his team's second goal, "worked with heart, with his youth and enthusiasm being communicated to their partners and particularly to the forwards".[7] In 1938, he signed for Revel, the reigning champions of the Ligue de Midi-Pyrénées.[8]
Later life and death
[edit]In 1973, having become an inspector and departmental director of youth and sport, Dupont wrote a historical book on FC Sète titled La Mecque du football ou Mémoires d'un dauphin ("The Mecca of Football or Memoirs of a Dauphin").[9]
Dupont died in Valleraugue on 5 May 1991, at the age of 82.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Montpellier
- Coupe de France:
- Runner-up (1): 1930–31
- FC Sète
- Coupe de France:
- Champions (1): 1933–34
References
[edit]- ^ "La celebrite de Bédarieux? Ses biscottes... et son club de football" [Bédarieux's celebrity? Its biscuits... and its football club]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). 4 July 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Saison 1930-1931 Club Français Vainqueur" [1930-1931 Season Club Français Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Histoire du club - Si Montpellier m'était conté..." [Club History - If Montpellier were told to me...]. mfe11.free.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "La victoire du Club Français sur les S.O. Montpellier pour la Coupe de France - Comment ils ont joué" [The French Club's victory over S.O. Montpellier for the Coupe de France - How they played]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 4 May 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "Saison 1933-1934 Sète Vainqueur" [1933-1934 Season Sète Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "FC Sète, à jamais les premiers" [FC Sète, forever the first]. www.pinte2foot.com (in French). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Le Football Club de Sète remporte la Coupe de France" [Sète Football Club wins the French Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 7 May 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Revel". gallica.bnf.fr (in French). 20 July 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Notice de personne "Dupont, Yves (1908-1991)"" [Personal information "Dupont, Yves (1908-1991)"]. catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2025.