Alphonse Nicol

Alphonse Nicol was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Racing Club de France and who was the captain of the French national team in the 1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament at Roubaix.

Biography Nicol with the Racing team that won the 1906 Dewar Cup final. Alphonse Niculescu was born to a Romanian father, but later became a naturalized French, changing his name to Alphonse Nicol. He had to five years for his next appearance in a final, which took place in Marseille on 30 April at the 1911 USFSA Football Championship, starting as a midfielder in an eventual 3–2 loss to Stade Helvétique de Marseille. In the following year, on 14 April, he was the captain of Racing in the final of the 1912 Coupe Dewar, helping his side to a 3–1 win over Club Français.

Nicol made four unofficial appearances for France (UIAFA), all of which as captain, including two against England AFA, first in Paris on 23 March 1911 (3–1 loss), and then in London on 1 January 1912 (7–1 loss).

Honours Racing Club de France USFSA Football Championship runner-up: 1911 Dewar Cup: 1906, 1912