Robert Joyaut


Robert Désiré Victor Joyaut was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Red Star and the France national team in the early 1920s.

Career

Club career

Born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 5 December 1900, Joyaut began his football career in the youth ranks of his hometown club Red Star, signing his first license with the club in the junior category.
Together with Pierre Chayriguès, Lucien Gamblin, and Paul Nicolas, Joyaut was a member of the Red Star team that won back-to-back Coupe de France titles in 1922 and 1923, starting in both finals, as his side defeated Rennes and Sète, respectively. In the latter final, he scored his side's fourth goal with a 40-meter shot to seal a 4–2 win. He stayed at Red Star until 1924, when he retired at the age of 24.

International career

On 28 January 1923, the 22-year-old Joyaut made his international debut for France in a friendly against Spain in Atotxa Stadium, which ended in a 3–0 loss. The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto stated that he "had a very good debut, but he had to watch out for Acedo and Carmelo, two aces who often beat him". In total, he earned four international caps for France, all in 1923, and all in friendlies.

Death

Joyaut died in La Louptière-Thénard on 12 September 1966, at the age of 65.

Honours

;Red Star