Henri Bellocq

Playing career Club career Despite being slow, Bellocq imposed himself in Étoile's attack line thanks to his sense of the game, scientific pass, and positioning, which made him an opportunistic scorer. and these victories allowed the club to compete in the inaugural edition of the Trophée de France in 1907, an inter-federation national competition organized by the CFI, which had just been founded by Simon. which ended in a loss to CA Paris. In the final of the following edition, this time against Jules Rimet's Red Star, Bellocq was set to start the match as the captain, In the following year, on 4 May, he started in the semifinals of the 1913 edition against CA Paris, scoring the opening goal with an "unstoppable shot", but then conceding a penalty converted by Louis Mesnier in an eventual 2–4 loss.

International career On 20 January 1907, Bellocq was the captain of a FGSPF team made up of players from the patronages in a friendly against the English club North London AFC, helping his side to a 4–2 win. He could have had 3 more selections, but forfeited the matches of March and April 1911, which allowed Louis Mesnier, an international under the governance of the USFSA, to make his return to the French team. Bellocq therefore disappeared silently from the national team, probably because of his lack of athletic potential.

Personal and later life In November 1911, Bellocq married Marie-Marguerite Albrecht in Saverne, which has been a German city since the annexation of Alsace–Lorraine in 1871. Since that region belonged to the German Empire, Bellocq had to require a passport and visa to cross the Franco-German border in order to get married in Saverne, before returning to France. Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914, rumors of war began growing, so Bellocq, foreseeing war, decided to take his wife to Saverne, rather than leaving her alone in Paris.

Bellocq, a responsible captain and a Catholic leader with values and moral principles, most likely tried to return to France, but failed to do so because the border was closed (France had to close the borders following Germany's mobilization). Therefore, during the general mobilization at the outbreak of the First World War, Bellocq did not join his unit (the 106th Infantry Regiment), so he was declared insubordinate in April 1915, before receiving a statute of limitations in December 1937, which means that he did not fight in the War, not for a minute. Usually, deserters are caught and arrested by the gendarmerie, but Bellocq was never located because he was stuck in German Alsace. It is unknown exactly what happened, but as a French citizen, Bellocq was likely arrested by the Germans and interned, and the Albrecht family were probably worried themselves, for the sole reason that they were sheltering a French son-in-law, which was enough to make them suspected of being Francophilic.

The amnesty of 1920, for all acts of insubordination, allowed Bellocq to return to France without any risk, but he maintained close relations with his in-laws; for instance, in 1948, Christian Albrecht, his father-in-law, transferred his shares in a Parisian business located on rue du Repos to Bellocq and Marie-Marguerite.

Death Bellocq died in 12th arrondissement of Paris on 5 September 1959, at the age of 74.

Career statistics France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bellocq goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Henri Bellocq No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 May 1910 Arena Civica, Milan, Italy 1–2 2–6 Friendly match

Honours Étoile des Deux Lacs FGSPF Football Championship Champions (6): 1904–05, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1910–11, 1911–12, and 1912–13

Trophée de France: Champion (2): 1907 and 1912 Runner-up (2): 1911