Albert Courquin

Albert Félix Emile Courquin (5 August 1898 – 2 February 1940) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Red Star, Olympique Lillois, and the French national team in the early 1920s.

Early life Albert Courquin was born on 5 August 1898 in Bourbourg, Nord, (Some sources wrongly claim that he was born on 1 January 1897.)

Two years later, on 13 January 1924, Courquin started for France B in a friendly match against the A-team of Luxembourg, helping his side to a 2–1 win. After leaving Lillois in 1923, He later played for US Saint-Pol, being the only player in the club's history, along with Fernand Caucheteux, who wore the French jersey.

Death Recalled to military activity in August 1939, Courquin was quickly discharged due to hypertensive nephritis, from which he died on 2 February 1940, at the age of 41, at his home in Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.

Honours CASG Paris DH Nord: Champions (1): 1922