Aimé Durbec

Aimé Marius Ernest Durbec (13 September 1902 – 23 December 1991) was a French footballer who played as a defender for Olympique de Marseille and the French national team in the 1920s.

Playing career Club career Born in Ollioules on 13 September 1902, Durbec began his football career in 1922, aged 20, with Sporting Victor Hugo, where he quickly stood out from the rest, so he was signed by Olympique de Marseille in 1924. In the semifinals of the 1926 edition, he helped OM keep a clean-sheet in a 5–0 victory over Stade Français, with the local press stating that "Durbec proved to be outstanding attack breakers".

Durbec also helped OM win the 1929 French Amateur Championship, He remained loyal to OM for seven years, from 1924 to 1931, scoring 4 goals in 111 official matches.

After leaving OM, Durbec played two seasons at both RC de France (1931–33) and Club Français (1933–35), where he retired in 1935, at the age of 33.

International career On 12 June 1927, three months after his second Cuv victory, the 24-year-old Durbec earned his first (and only) international cap in a friendly match against Hungary in Budapest.

Death Durbec died in Garches on 23 December 1991, at the age of 89.

Honours

Olympique de Marseille Coupe de France: Champions (2): 1926 and 1927

French Amateur Championship Champions (1): 1929