Roger Vandooren
 Vandooren in 1946 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Auguste Vandooren[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Choisy-le-Roi, France[1] | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 1998 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Carpentras, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1943 | Choisy-le-Roi | ||
| 1943–1944 | EF Paris-Île-de-France | ||
| 1944–1950 | Lille | 137 | (47) |
| 1950–1951 | Roubaix-Tourcoing | 25 | (6) |
| 1951–1953 | Stade Français | 64 | (26) |
| 1953 | Angers | 17 | (7) |
| 1953–1954 | Monaco | 16 | (2) |
| 1954–1955 | Olympique Marseille | 26 | (3) |
| 1955–1956 | Le Havre | 31 | (3) |
| 1956–1957 | Red Star | 32 | (1) |
| 1957–1959 | Olympique Avignonnais | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949–1951 | France | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1965 | Olympique Avignonnais | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roger Auguste Vandooren (27 April 1923 – 31 March 1998) was a French footballer who played as a winger.
Career
[edit]In 1947, Vandooren scored the fastest ever goal in a Coupe de France final, scoring in 29 seconds against Strasbourg.[2][3] He played four matches for the France national team, including twice in 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification against Yugoslavia.[4]
Between 1960 and 1965, he was the manager of Olympique Avignonnais.[5]
Personal life
[edit]His brother, Jules Vandooren, was also a footballer.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Lille[7]
- French Division 1: 1945–46
- Coupe de France: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48; runners-up: 1944–45, 1948–49
- Stade Français[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "VANDOOREN Roger Auguste - Fichier des décès". Fichier des personnes décédées (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Mercurin, Audrey (6 January 2017). "Coupe de France, 100 ans d'histoires insolites" [French Cup: 100 years of unusual stories]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Indiscrétions…. Vandooren, le plus rapide". Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 29 November 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Football player Roger Vandooren". eu-football.info. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Garin, Erik (24 July 2025). "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Roger Vandooren - Fiche de stats du joueur de football". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Roger VANDOOREN - Fédération Française de Football". French Football Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Roger Vandooren - joueur de football". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Roger Vandooren at National-Football-Teams.com
- Roger Vandooren at WorldFootball.net
- Roger Vandooren at the French Football Federation (in French)
- L'Équipe profile
- Stats at Pari-et-gagne
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