Robert Lemaître

Robert Lemaître

Personal information
Full name	Robert Lemaître
Date of birth	(1929-03-07)7 March 1929
Place of birth	Plancoët, France
Date of death	9 March 2019(2019-03-09) (aged 90)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Plancoët
	Samsonnaise Doloise
	La Sansonnaise
	Saint-Servan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951	La Malouine	–	(–)
1951–1953	Rennes	–	(–)
1953–1956	Lille	–	(–)
1956–1957	Le Havre	–	(–)
1957–1958	Bordeaux	–	(–)
1958–1960	Roubaix-Tourcoing	–	(–)
International career
1953–1954	France	2	(0)
Managerial career
1959	Roubaix-Tourcoing
1964–1965	Brive
1969–1970	Kabylie
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Lemaître (7 March 1929 – 9 March 2019) was a former French professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Lemaître was born in Plancoët, a commune in the Brittany region. He began his career playing for his hometown club. In 1951, he turned professional and signed with Rennes. Lemaître spent two seasons with the club and, in 1953, signed with Lille. With Lille, he won the league in 1954 and won the Coupe de France the following year. After leaving Lille, Lemaître played for Le Havre, Bordeaux, and Roubaix-Tourcoing before retiring from football altogether in 1960.

Lemaître was also a France international and made his national team debut on 17 December 1953 in an 8–0 victory over Luxembourg. In the match, Lemaître captained the team. He is one of five France internationals in the team's history to captain the national team on his debut.

External links

• Robert Lemaître at National-Football-Teams.com