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.jpg) Canelle circa 1900 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 January 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 September 1951 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rueil-Malmaison, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Club Français | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1896–1922 | Club Français | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1904–1908 | France | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Fernand Émile Canelle (2 January 1882 – 11 September 1951) was a French footballer.[1] He was born in Paris and after training with English club Norwood and Selhurst FC,[2] started his career in 1896 with Club Français.[3] At the 1900 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal. He made six appearances for the France national team from 1904 to 1908.[3] According to Reeves, captain of the Norwood and Selhurst Football Club interviewed in October 1900, he was one of the best French forwards.[2]
