Henri Beautiful (footballer)

Henri Beautiful , called “Coulon” (death in 1928), was a Football or French evolving/moving at the station of goalkeeper. He counts 5 selections in team of France has in 1911. In club, he played in particular for the CA Paris with which he gained the Trophée of France 1911 and was finalist of the Championnat of France USFSA 1906 and 1909. He evolved/moved on the grounds under the name of Henri Coulon of fear of being made lay off by his owner!

One of the characteristics of this guard was his loathing to be made use of its… hands! He indeed preferred to carry out his stops with the feet like specifies it athletic Football and sports after his first selection in team of France against the Hungary on January 1st, 1911: “it would be the ideal goal-keeper if it got rid of his old defect not to want to make use of his hands”. In spite of this defect, he conceded only three goals against the England the March 23rd, that is to say the weakest total during confrontations France-England the preceding ones (0-15, 0-12, 0-11 and 1-10). Moreover, the first English goal was registered following a collision between Beau and its defender Alfred Compeyrat. It leaves its place in selection with Pierre Chayriguès after the correction inflicted by the Belgium (7-1) the April 30th 1911 mainly due to errors of its defenders.

Sources

Guide “Football 54” of the Team, p.106
Mr. Oreggia and JM and P. Cazal, the integral of the team of France of football (1904-1998) , Paris, First edition, 1998, p.28-31 and p. 403
of Henri Beautiful (birth date (1890) indicated by this source is not confirmed nowhere elsewhere; it would not have had that 16 years at the time of finale USFSA 1906… it is improbable)

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