Henri Joncourt

Henri Joncourt (14 April 1922 – 8 January 1957) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Red Star in the early 1940s.

Playing career Born in 4th arrondissement of Paris on 14 April 1922, Joncourt was still a baby when his parents settled in Concarneau, where he began his career at US Concarneau. He only returned to Paris in 1937, aged 15, where he settled and worked at the PTT.

Having joined Red Star in 1941, Joncourt, together with Henri Roessler, Georges Meuris, and Alfred Aston, helped his team win the Coupe de France in 1942, beating Sète 2–0 in the final. (Some sources wrongly claim that he was the author of Red Star's opening goal, when it was actually Roger Vandevelde.)

In 1943, Joncourt fled Paris to escape STO, returning to his hometown of Concarneau, and after the execution of Pierre Guéguin, he did not hesitate to show his anti-Nazi convictions by joining the Resistance as a FTPF.

Death In late 1956, Joncourt, now a reserve officer, left for Algeria, where he was killed on 8 January 1957, at the age of 35.

Honours Red Star Coupe de France: 1941–42