| Full name | Charles Achilles Joseph Montagne |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 17 March 1889 |
| Birth place | Roubaix, France |
| Death date | 22 May 1940 (aged 51) |
| Death place | Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, France |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Years 1 | 1909–1920 |
| Clubs 1 | Olympique Lillois |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1913–1920 |
| Nationalteam 1 | France |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 3 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 1 |
| Nationalteam 2 | Northern France |
| Nationalyears 2 | 1913 |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 1 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 0 |
Charles Achilles Joseph Montagne (17 March 1889 – 22 May 1940) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympique Lillois and the French national team in the 1910s.[1][2][3][4]
Club career
Born in Roubaix on 17 March 1889, Montagne began his football career at Olympique Lillois in 1909, aged 20.[3] Together with Paul Voyeux, Paul Chandelier, and Alphonse Six, Montagne helped OL win back-to-back USFSA Northern Championships in 1913 and 1914, winning the former with a record of 13 wins and only one defeat.[5] On 5 April 1914, he started in the final of the 1914 USFSA Football Championship, helping his side to a 3–0 win over Olympique de Cette.[6] Three weeks later, on 26 April, he started in the final of the Trophée de France at the Charentonneau, helping his side to a 4–1 win over VGA Médoc.[7]
International career
On 9 March 1913, Montagne made his international debut in a friendly match against Switzerland in Geneva, scoring once to help his side to a 4–1 win.[1][2][3] In his second appearance in the following month, Montagne helped France to an 8–0 win over Luxembourg.[1][2][3]
On 1 November 1913, Montagne played for the so-called Lions des Flandres, a regional scratch team representing Northern France, in a friendly against the English Wanderers in Paris, which ended in a 4–1 loss.[8]
Montagne had to wait seven years to receive his third and last cap for France, in a friendly against Belgium at the Parc des Princes on 28 March 1920, helping his side to a 2–1 win.[1][2][3]
Later life and death
During the First World War, Montagne was a quartermaster sergeant of the 42nd artillery.[9][10] After the War, he became an industrial in Lille.[11]
Montagne died in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut on 22 May 1940, at the age of 51.[1][3]
Career statistics
- France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Montagne goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 March 1913 | Charmilles Stadium, Geneva, Switzerland | SWI | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
Honours
Olympique Lillois
- USFSA Football Northern Championship: 1911, 1913, 1914
- USFSA Football Championship: 1914[2]
- Trophée de France: 1914[2]
References
- ^ "Charles Montagne, international footballer". eu-football.info. Archived 11 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Charles Montagne" (in French). www.fff.fr. Archived 4 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Charles Montagne (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived 15 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Charles Montagne". www.worldfootball.net. Archived 11 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "L'Olympique Lillois est champion du Nord 1912-1913" [Olympique Lillois are the champions of Nord 1912-1913] (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. La Vie sportive du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais et l'Union sportive réunies. 8 March 1913. p. 1. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "L'Olympique Lillois devient champion de France" [Olympique Lillois becomes champion of France] (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. Le Matin. 6 April 1914. p. 5. Archived 2 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Olympique Lillois est champion de France" [Olympique Lillois are the champions of France] (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. L'Auto. 27 April 1914. p. 1. Archived 15 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "1913–14 Saison de football" [1913–14 football season] (in French). footnostalgie.free.fr. pp. 38–46. Archived 16 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Les joueurs des clubs nordistes - Union Sportive Tourquennoise" [Players from northern clubs - US Tourquennoise] (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. L'Auto. 1 December 1915. p. 2. Archived 14 January 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "En Bonne Sante - Football Association" (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. L'Auto. 25 May 1916. p. 1. Archived 15 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Ce que sont devenus les anciens champions" [What happened to the former champions] (in French). gallica.bnf.fr. Le Miroir des sports. 4 November 1925. p. 342. Archived 15 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 December 2024.