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{{short description|French footballer}}
{{for|the Canadian politician|Marcel Lambert}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcel Lambert
| image = France football 1900.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Lambert (2nd row, first from the left) with the French team at the 1900 Olympics
| fullname = Marcel Lambert
| birth_date = 1876
| birth_place = [[Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille]], France
| death_date = Unknown
| death_place = [[15th arrondissement of Paris]], France
| height =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1895–1901 | clubs1 = [[Club Français]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 1900
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team results (unofficial matches)#1900s|France (Olympic)]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = +0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}}
{{
{{MedalSilver | [[1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] | [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|Team Competition]]}}
}}
'''Marcel Lambert''' (1876 – unknown) was a French [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] and who competed in the [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|football tournament]] at the [[1900 Olympic Games]] in [[Paris]], winning a silver medal as a member of the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA]] Olympic team representing France, which was primarily made up of [[Club Français]] players.<ref name=Oly>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25115 |title=Marcel Lambert |work=Olympedia |accessdate=26 December 2020 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712185255/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25115 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Euro>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/marcel-lambert_prs306340/person.shtml |title=Marcel Lambert - Player Profile - Football |website=www.eurosport.com |accessdate=14 November 2024}}</ref>
==Early life==
Marcel Lambert was born in 1876,<ref name=Oly/> and he had a younger brother, André François Leonard Lambert, born on 20 February 1877, and who died from [[tuberculosis]] at his home at 173 ''rue de Vaugirard'' in the [[15th arrondissement of Paris]] on 8 September 1901, at the young age of 24.<ref name=Death>{{cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4625218q/f3.item.r=lambert.zoom# |title=La mort de Lambert |trans-title=The death of Lambert |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=[[L'Auto]] |date=10 September 1901 |accessdate=14 January 2023}}</ref> His funeral took place two days later at the church of [[Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris]], and he was then buried in the [[Cimetière parisien de Bagneux|Parisian cemetery of Bagneux]].<ref name=Death/> The date and circumstances of Marcel's death, however, remain unknown.
==Playing career==
===Club career===
[[File:Le Club français, champion de France de football en 1896.jpg|thumb|left|Lambert (standing, second from right) featured in the Club Français team that won the 1896 championship of France.]]
Lambert was one of the first players of Club Français, which joined the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA]] in March 1894, and on 22 April of the same year, the 17-year-old Lambert started as a forward in the semifinal of the [[1896 USFSA Football Championship|inaugural USFSA championship]], which ended in a 0–1 loss to [[The White Rovers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxkpjd&view=1up&seq=409 |title=White Rovers contre Club Français |trans-title=White Rovers against Club Français |language=fr |website=babel.hathitrust.org/ |date=28 April 1894 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125001429/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxkpjd&view=1up&seq=409 |url-status=live }}</ref> Together with [[Lucien Huteau]], [[Gaston Peltier]], [[Georges Garnier]], and [[Captain (association football)|captain]] [[Eugène Fraysse]], Lambert was a starter in the Club Français team that won the [[1896 USFSA Football Championship]] without losing a single match, pairing with Daumy at the back,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Denaunay |first1=Stéphane |last2=De Ryswick |first2=Jacques |last3=Cornu |first3=Jean |last4=Vermand |first4=Dominique |title=100 ans de football en France |trans-title=100 years of football in France |language=fr |date=July 1989 |publisher=Atlas |isbn=9782731207434 |location=Paris |page=27 }}</ref> and they formed a strong defensive partnership as they conceded just two goals in eight matches: one against [[The White Rovers|Rovers]] (4–1 victory on 23 February) and one against [[Standard Athletic Club|Standard AC]] (4–1 victory on 15 March).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1896 |title=1895-96 season in France |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=24 August 2024 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205152228/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1896 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Le Club Français de football, en janvier 1898.jpg|thumb|right|Lambert (standing, first from left) with Club Français at the [[Parc des Princes]] on 26 December 1897.]]
On 26 December 1897, Lambert started in the very first football match in the history of the [[Parc des Princes]] in front of 500 spectators, in which [[1897 Club Français v English Ramblers football match|Club Français was defeated 1–3 by the English Ramblers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/27-decembre-1897/4054/5388398/1 |title=Ramblers contre Club Français |trans-title=Ramblers against Club Français |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=1 |date=27 December 1897 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113002504/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/27-decembre-1897/4054/5388398/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 28 March 1898, he started in the 1898 [[Coupe Manier]] final at the [[Vélodrome de Vincennes]], in which his "superb play" helped his side to a 10–0 win over [[Paris Star]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/28-mars-1898/4054/5388478/2 |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=2 |date=28 March 1898 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112220919/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/28-mars-1898/4054/5388478/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following week, on 3 April, he started in the final of the [[1898 USFSA Football Championship]] against Standard AC at [[Courbevoie]], which ended in a 2–3 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/4-avril-1898/4054/5388448/2 |title=Le Championnat de France - Victoirie du Standard |trans-title=The French Championship - Victory of Standard |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=2 |date=4 April 1898 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113000549/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/4-avril-1898/4054/5388448/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the following year, on 16 April 1899, he started in the play-off match against Standard AC to decide the {{ill|Championnat de Paris|fr|lt=1898–99 USFSA Paris championship}}, which ended in a 3–2 win.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/17-avril-1899/4054/5388582/2 |title=Championnat de Paris - Club Français contre Standard Athletic Club |trans-title=Paris Championship - Club Français against Standard Athletic Club |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=2 |date=17 April 1899 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113054821/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/17-avril-1899/4054/5388582/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> This victory qualified the club to the [[1899 USFSA Football Championship|1899 USFSA national championship]], in which Club Français withdrew from the final before facing [[Le Havre AC]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1899 |title=1898-99 season in France |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=29 August 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205152228/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran-prewwi.html#1899 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, on 23 October, Lambert captained Club Français in the 1899 [[Coupe Manier]] final at [[Suresnes]], helping his side to a 6–0 win over [[RC Roubaix]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/23-octobre-1899/4054/5389432/2 |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=2 |date=23 October 1899 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524001450/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/23-octobre-1899/4054/5389432/2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Lambert was a member of the Club Français team that won the 1899–1900 USFSA Paris championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96060553/f9.image.r=francais.zoom |title=Les grandes équipes de football |trans-title=The Great Football Teams |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=[[La Vie au grand air]] |page=23 |date=14 January 1900 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127045031/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96060553/f9.image.r=francais.zoom |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 April 1900, Lambert started in the final of the 1900 [[Challenge International du Nord]] in [[Tourcoing]], which ended in a 2–3 loss to Le Havre AC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/30-avril-1900/4054/5389626/3 |title=Le Challenge du Nord - Victoire des Havrais |trans-title=The Challenge of the North - Victory of Le Havre |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=3 |date=30 April 1900 |accessdate=14 November 2024 }}</ref> In the following week, on 6 May, he captained Club Français in another final against Le Havre AC, this time in the [[1900 USFSA Football Championship]], which ended in a 0–1 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/7-mai-1900/4054/5389600/2 |title=Championnat de France - Club Français (1) contre La Havre AC (1) |trans-title=French Championship - Club Français (1) against La Havre AC (1) |language=fr |website=www.retronews.fr |publisher=Le Journal des sports |page=2 |date=7 May 1900 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113004921/https://www.retronews.fr/journal/journal-des-sports/7-mai-1900/4054/5389600/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later that year, on 23 December, he started in the [[1900 Coupe Manier]] final at [[Joinville-le-Pont|Joinville]], helping his side to a 1–0 win over ''UA I arrondissement''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624350z/f3.item.zoom |title=La Coupe Manier |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=[[L'Équipe|L'Auto]] |page=3 |date=24 December 1900 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113190101/https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4624350z/f3.item.zoom |url-status=live }}</ref>
===International career===
[[File:France football 1900.jpg|thumb|left|Lambert (2nd row, first from the left) with the French team at the 1900 Olympics.]]
Lambert was listed as a forward for the [[Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques|USFSA]] team at the [[1900 Olympic Games]].<ref name=FFF>{{cite web |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12601-paris-1900-en-sport-de-demonstration.html |title=Paris 1900, en sport de démonstration |trans-title=Paris 1900, in demonstration sport |language=fr |website=www.fff.fr |date=10 July 2024 |accessdate=14 November 2024 |archive-date=27 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727035341/https://www.fff.fr/article/12601-paris-1900-en-sport-de-demonstration.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{efn|Some sources wrongly name him André or even Alexandre.<ref name=FFF/>}} He was selected for both matches, which ended in a 0–4 loss to [[Upton Park F.C.|Upton Park]] on 20 September, and in a 6–2 win over a team representing Belgium three days later.<ref name=RSSSF>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1900f.html |title=Games of the II. Olympiad |publisher=[[RSSSF]] |date=12 May 2022 |access-date=14 November 2024 |archive-date=9 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709122416/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1900f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The French team came second and Lambert was thus awarded with a silver medal.<ref name=Oly/><ref name=RSSSF/>
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==Honours==
===Club===
;Club Français
*[[USFSA Paris Championship]]:
**'''Champions (2)''': 1898–99 and 1899–1900
*[[USFSA Football Championship]]:
**Runner-up (3): [[1898 USFSA Football Championship|1898]], [[1899 USFSA Football Championship|1899]] and [[1900 USFSA Football Championship|1900]]
*[[Coupe Manier]]:
**'''Champions (4)''': 1898, 1899, [[1900 Coupe Manier|1900]], and 1902
*[[Challenge International du Nord]]:
**Runner-up (1): 1900
===International===
;[[France national football team|France MNT]]
*'''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]:'''
**'''Silver medal (1)''': [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900]]
==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Sports links}}
{{France Squad 1900 Summer Olympics}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
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