Roger Courtois

Roger Courtois (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe kuʁtwa]; 30 May 1912 – 5 May 1972) was a French football player and manager. He played as a striker.

Roger Courtois

Courtois in 1958
Personal information
Date of birth	(1912-05-30)30 May 1912
Place of birth	Geneva, Switzerland
Date of death	5 May 1972(1972-05-05) (aged 59)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Urania Genève Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1933	Urania Genève Sport	12	(10)
1933–1939	Sochaux	152	(151)
1941–1945	Lausanne-Sport	91	(45)
1945–1952	Sochaux	177	(87)
1952–1958	AS Troyes-Savinienne	16	(4)
Total		448	(297)
International career
1933–1947	France	22	(10)
Managerial career
1952–1963	AS Troyes-Savinienne
1963–1965	Monaco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Born in Switzerland to French parents, Courtois represented the France national team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2][3]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urania Genève Sport	1931–32	Nationalliga
	1932–33		12	10	3	7	15	17
	Total		12	10	3	7	12	10
Sochaux	1933–34	Division 1	24	23	2	2	26	25
	1934–35		27	29	4	6	31	35
	1935–36		28	34	7	11	35	45
	1936–37		19	16	5	9	24	25
	1937–38		26	22	1	0	27	22
	1938–39		23	27	3	1	26	28
	Total		147	151	22	29	169	180
Lausanne-Sport	1941–42	Nationalliga	24	12	3	4	24	12
	1942–43		25	13	1	1	25	13
	1943–44		20	8	5	1	20	8
	1944–45		22	12	3	6	22	12
	Total		91	45	12	12	91	45
Sochaux	1945–46	Division 1	27	17			27	17
	1946–47	Division 2	39	29			39	29
	1947–48	Division 1	28	12			28	12
	1948–49		26	9			26	9
	1949–50		27	11			27	11
	1950–51		26	9			26	9
	1951–52		4	0			4	0
	Total		177	87			177	87
Troyes-Savinienne	1953–54	Division 2	8	3			8	3
	1954–55	Division 1
	1955–56		3	1			3	1
	1956–57	Division 2	4	0			4	0
	1957–58		1	0			1	0
	Total		16	4			16	4
Career total			448	297			448	297

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2][3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	1933	1	0
	1934	1	1
	1935	6	4
	1936	4	3
	1937	5	1
	1938	2	1
	1939	1	0
	1940	1	0
	1947	1	0
Total		22	10

Honours

Sochaux-Montbéliard

• Division 1: 1935, 1938
• Coupe de France: 1937
• Division 2: 1947
• Division 1 top goalscorer: 1936, 1939

Lausanne-Sport

• Swiss Super League: 1944
• Swiss Cup: 1944

References

1. "www.championsdefrance.com". www.championsdefrance.com.
2. "Roger Courtois » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
3. Roger Courtois at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Roger Courtois at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Roger Courtois at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)