Henri Guerre

Playing career Henri Guerre was born in 9th arrondissement of Paris on 23 February 1885, and he played his entire football career in the patronage clubs, most notably at the Patronage Olier between 1908 and 1910, According to the French press of the time, Guerre was "skillful and sure" and "possessed a long and dangerous shot", and that he "often saved his team from dangerous situations". He first played halfback, before moving to fullback in 1909 alongside Tossier. A few months later, either Charles Simon, who chaired the CFI, or René Chevalier, who was in charge of the selection of the national team, were able to convince the reluctant PO leaders to give up their defensive pair of fullbacks, Guerre and Tossier, for a friendly match against Uccle in Uccle on 9 May. probably because the PO leaders did not want to make any other exception.

Later life and death During the First World War, Guerre, which means "War" in French, collected the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour, displaying a fiery character of leader of men, which must also have been expressed during his days on a football field.

At the time, every soldier, although demobilized and returned to civilian life, had to complete periods of military exercises, and on 4 February 1924, Guerre was promoted to reserve lieutenant. Just three weeks later, however, Guerre died in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 29 February 1924, at the young age of 39, most likely due to having been poisoned by a colleague who got jealous of his promotion.

Honours Patronage Olier FGSPF Football Championship: Champion (1): 1908 Trophée de France: Champion (1): 1908