André Hurtevent

André Hurtevent (28 November 1906 – 21 September 1988) was a French footballer who played as a forward for Abbeville and the French national team in the late 1920s.

Early life Born on 28 November 1906 in the Somme town of Abbeville, Hurtevent began playing football during the First World War, when he was still a boy, featuring for the "Royal Engeners" team in matches held on the square of the Saint-Sépulcre church, where several English people were being sheltered. He soon developed into a skilled right winger, earning the nickname Hurt from the English. Having played an excellent game, the journalists of the local press named him the team's best player.

In the early 1930s, his work as a sculptor forced Hurtevent to briefly live in Paris, where he played for Stade Français, then for Pathé-Natan, where he was employed.

In addition to sculpting, Hurtevent also worked as a teacher of physical education, dance, fencing, and boxing.