Robert Joyaut

Robert Désiré Victor Joyaut (5 December 1900 – 12 September 1966) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Red Star and the France national team in the early 1920s.

Career Club career Born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris on 5 December 1900, Joyaut began his football career in the youth ranks of his hometown club Red Star, signing his first license with the club in the junior category.

Together with Pierre Chayriguès, Lucien Gamblin, and Paul Nicolas, Joyaut was a member of the Red Star team that won back-to-back Coupe de France titles in 1922 and 1923, starting in both finals, as his side defeated Rennes (2–0) and Sète (4–2), respectively. In the latter final, he scored his side's fourth goal with a 40-meter shot to seal a 4–2 win. He stayed at Red Star until 1924, when he retired at the age of 24. In total, he earned four international caps for France, all in 1923, and all in friendlies.

Death Joyaut died in La Louptière-Thénard on 12 September 1966, at the age of 65.

Honours Red Star Coupe de France: Champions (2): 1921–22, and 1922–23