Raoul Courbin

Raoul Courbin
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-08-18)18 August 1926
Place of birth Saint-Symphorien, France
Date of death between 1952 and 1959
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chamois Niortais
International career
1948 France Olympic football team 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raoul Courbin (18 August 1926 – 1950s) was a French footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] Courbin died between 1952 and 1959.[3]

International career

Courbin was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics,[4][5] and played France two Games against India[6] and Great Britain,[7] as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Courbin scored a goal against India at the 1948 Olympics,[8] in France 2–1 win,[9][10] which was independent India's first official match.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Raoul Courbin". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "René Courbin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "LCO Foot Deux-Sèvres" (PDF). Foot79 FFF. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. ^ "France in Football". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Final 31 Jul 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Final 5 Aug 1948". FIFA.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Sarangapani Raman". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ^ Hassan, Mehedi (1 August 2018). "ভারত যেদিন নেমেছিল খালি পায়ে... [The day India landed barefoot ...]". www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  10. ^ Nag, Utathya (3 February 2022). "Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history". olympics.com. The Olympics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  11. ^ "FIFA". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2017.


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