Albert Rénier


Albert Rénier was a French footballer who played all of his career for Le Havre. He played in four matches for the France national football team between 1920 and 1924, netting once.

Club career

He played his entire career with Le Havre Athletic Club, thus being part of the so-called one-club men group. With his club, he reached the 1920 Coupe de France Final after beating AS Cannes after extra-time in the semi-finals. Albert Rénier could not play in the final and without him, the club lost to Cercle Athlétique de Paris.

International career

He earned four caps for the France national team between 1920 and 1924, and scored a goal in France's 2–0 victory over Belgium on 13 January 1924 at the Stade Buffalo, netting with a diving header by taking over a cross from Gérard Isbecque. In 1924, he was a member of the French squad for the football tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.
In 1919, he took part in the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, a large sports competition organized in celebration of the Allied victory in World War I. However, the matches of the tournament are not included in the official FIFA register. Rénier helped France win Group A with one goal against Romania and a hat-trick against Greece. Rénier also scored in the final to give his side a 2–0 lead over Czechoslovakia, but his team ended up losing 3–2.

Honours

Club

;Le Havre

International

France