Jules Devakez ( French Jules Dewaquez , pronounced [dəvakɛz] ; March 9, 1899 , Paris - June 12, 1971 , Lyon ) - French footballer and coach . Captain of the French team .
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| Full name | Jules Devakez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Paris , France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Lyon , France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 169 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Jules Devakez began his career in 1915 at the Saint-Denis Club. In 1917, he moved to the Olympic Pantin club (later the club became known as the Olympic Paris ), in which Devakez won the French Cup in 1918, and a year later the Olympic reached the final of the tournament, but lost to the CAS club . During a game in the Olympics, Devakez made his debut in the French national team in a match on January 18, 1920 against Italy , in which the French were defeated 4: 9. After the match with Italy, despite the defeat, Devakez became a solid player in the foundation of the national team, participating in all the games of the French in 1920, including two matches of the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp .
In the summer of 1924, Devakez moved to the Olympic Marseille club in the same season, but already in 1925 Devakez participated in the famous match of England-France on May 25, when the British were forced to finish the match nine times after two injuries of their players, but still managed to to keep the victory 3: 2, but Devakez scored one of the two goals of the French, he was able to injure the goalkeeper of the English Freddy Fox , after which he left the field at the 75th minute of the meeting. In 1926, Devakez won his first title with Marseille, the French Cup, and a year later repeated his success. Devakez went with the French team at the 1928 Olympics to Amsterdam , but there the French lost to Italy 3-4. 1929 was the last year for Devakez in a T-shirt of the national team, he played two matches: May 9 against England (defeat of France 1: 4) and May 17 against Belgium (again defeat 1: 4), for the French team Devakez spent 41 matches and scored 12 goals, 4 times he led the team to the field with a captain's armband.
In 1930, Devakez moved to the Nice club, in which he received the status of a professional football player in 1932, and a year later went to the Bezier club, in which he served as the team's playing coach and completed his sports career.
After World War II, Devakesz returned to football, but already as a coach. He has worked with clubs such as Grenoble , Olympic Marseille, AC from Aix-en-Provence and Olympic Lyon .
Achievements
- French Cup Winner : 1918, 1926, 1927; finalist: 1919, 1921