{{Short description|French footballer (1926–1954)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Raoul Courbin |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1926|8|18}} |birth_place = Saint-Symphorien, France |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1954|7|7|1926|8|18}} |death_place = Île-d'Aix, France |clubs1 = Chamois Niortais |nationalyears1 = 1948 |nationalteam1 = France Olympic football team |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 1 }}

'''Raoul Courbin''' (18 August 1926 – 7 July 1954) was a French footballer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25065 |title=Raoul Courbin |work=Olympedia |access-date=11 September 2021}}</ref> He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/rene-courbin-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195015/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/rene-courbin-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=René Courbin Olympic Results |access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> Courbin died between 1952 and 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=LCO Foot Deux-Sèvres |url=https://foot79.fff.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/bsk-pdf-manager/d2c628a8112d77936393f0fe66798c73.pdf |website=Foot79 FFF |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>

==International career== Courbin was selected in France Football squad for the 1948 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{cite web |title=France in Football |url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/FRA/sports/FBL.1 |website=Olympedia |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Tournoi Olympique de Football Londres 1948 |url= https://www.fifa.com/fr/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/teams/43946 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> and played France two Games against India<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament Final 31 Jul 1948 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/match-center/32358 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> and Great Britain,<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament Final 5 Aug 1948 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948/match-center/32365 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> as France were eliminated in the Quarterfinals. Courbin scored a goal against India at the 1948 Olympics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25826 |title=Sarangapani Raman |work=Olympedia |access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> in France 2–1 win,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87|title=ভারত যেদিন নেমেছিল খালি পায়ে... [The day India landed barefoot ...]|website=www.prothomalo.com|publisher=Prothom Alo|date=1 August 2018|access-date=4 April 2022|first=Mehedi|last=Hassan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404094319/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87|archive-date=4 April 2022|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960|title=Indian football at the Olympics: The complete history|first=Utathya|last=Nag|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|language=en|location=|agency=|date=3 February 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013161643/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/indian-football-team-national-olympics-history-1948-1952-1956-1960}}</ref> which was independent India's first official match.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197049/matches/match=32358/report.html |title=FIFA |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023065432/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197049/matches/match=32358/report.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{WorldFootball.net|rene-courbin}}

{{France football squad 1948 Summer Olympics}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Courbin, Raoul}} Category:1926 births Category:1954 deaths Category:French men's footballers Category:Olympic footballers for France Category:Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Category:Men's association football forwards Category:20th-century French sportsmen

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