Albert Polge

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.

Albert Polge

Polge around 1930-1931
Personal information
Date of birth	(1909-11-29)29 November 1909
Place of birth	Hòn Gai, French Indochina
Date of death	April 1982(1982-04-00) (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

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]