Albert Polge
 Polge around 1930-1931 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 November 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Hòn Gai, French Indochina | ||
| Date of death | April 1982 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | France | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1929 | Aix-en-Provence | ||
| 1929–1934 | SC Nîmes | ||
| 1934–1936 | Saint-Étienne | 58 | (21) |
| 1936–1938 | Nîmes Olympique | ||
| 1938–1939 | US Métro | ||
| 1939–1940 | RC Paris | ||
| 1940–1941 | Nîmes Olympique | ||
| 1942–1943 | Avignon | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1934 | France | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Polge (29 November 1909 - April 1982) was a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in French Indochina, he was a France international.
Early life
Polge was born to a French father and Annamese mother. At the age of 10, his mother died, 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
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
Polge mainly operated as a left-winger and was described as a "very small and very thin player".[2]
Personal life
Polge and his wife Marcelle, née Battut (1907-1944) were accused of collaboration 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.[3] An archived newspaper piece from France Football later shows that he died in April 1982.[4]
References
- ^ "Les mystères d'Albert Polge". chroniquesbleues.fr. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Où es-tu passé Albert Polge?". sofoot.com. 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Albert et Marcelle Polge". Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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External links
- Albert Polge at the French Football Federation (in French)
