Désiré Carré

Playing career Club career Born on 21 May 1923 in the Eure town of Courcelles-sur-Seine, Carré began his football career at Le Havre in 1945, aged 22, with whom he played for two years, until 1947, when he was signed by Nice, then in the Second Division. although he did not play in the cup final, which came as a surprise since he was the team's captain at the time; he was replaced by Luis Carniglia, who went on to score a goal in a 5–3 win over Girondins de Bordeaux. Having scored a goal in his league debut for Nice, against Angers, Carré also in his last league match for the club on 25 May 1952, against Olympique de Marseille. On 29 June 1952, he started in the final of the 1952 Latin Cup, the forerunner of the European Cup, which ended in a 1–0 loss to Barcelona.

A few weeks later, Carré left the club to join the ranks of Strasbourg, with whom he played for three seasons, from 1952 until 1955, when he went to CA Paris, where he stayed for two years, until 1957, when he retired at the age of 34.

Managerial career After his career as a player ended, Carré worked as a coach, taking over Tours for the 1957–58 season. After his football career, he pursued a career as a sports journalist at Nice-Matin, where he covered all sports.

Death Carré died in Draguignan, Var, on 8 September 2014, at the age of 91. Following his death, Nice paid him a tribute, making a minute's silence just before hosting Metz on Matchday 5 of Ligue 1.

Career statistics Club

Honours Nice Ligue 1: Champions (1): 1950–51 Ligue 2: Champions (1): 1947–48 Coupe de France: Champions (1): 1952 Latin Cup: Runner-up (1): 1952