Raoul Gressier

Playing career Born in Calais on 19 November 1885, Gressier spent most of his career at his hometown club RC Calais, alongside Julien Denis, where he stayed until 1906, In October 1908, the USFSA selected him as a reserve of the France B squad that competed in the football tournament of the 1908 Olympic Games. However, he ended traveling to London as a starter following the last-minute forfeit of Victor Denis, thus earning his first and last international cap in the Olympic quarter-finals against Denmark, which ended in a resounding 0–9 loss. Three months later, in January 1909, the USFSA selected him to the Northern team for the annual Nord-Paris match; the press emphasized that his choice raised criticism.

Outside football, Gressier was a merchant clerk.

Death A warrant officer in the 310th Regiment Infantry, Gressier died for France during the First World War, disappearing in Tahure, Marne, on 6 October 1915, at the age of 29.

Honours Olympique Lillois Challenge International du Nord: Runner-up (1): 1907