Georges Bayrou

Georges Bayrou (21 December 1883 – 5 December 1953) was a French footballer.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

Georges Bayrou
Georges Bayrou in 1905
Personal information
Date of birth (1883-12-21)21 December 1883
Place of birth Sète, France
Date of death 5 December 1953(1953-12-05) (aged 69)
Place of death Montpellier, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1908 Gallia Club Paris
International career
1908 France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bayrou played for Gallia Club Paris in 1904–1908, where he won the 1905 USFSA Football Championship. On 22 October 1908, he played his first and only match for France in a 17–1 defeat against Denmark during the 1908 Summer Olympics.[3]

In 1908, he became the president of Olympique de Cette, which later became FC Sète, in which they won two Coupe de France in 1930 and 1934, and two Division 1 titles in 1933–34 and 1938–39, during his tenure. The Stade Georges-Bayrou stadium is named after him.[4]

References
  1. "Georges Bayrou". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georges Bayrou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. "Georges Bayrou" (in French). fff.fr.
  4. "Enceintes mythiques : le stade Georges Bayrou de Sète « la mecque du football »". docteur-es-sport.fr (in French). 27 September 2013.
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