Madeleine_Bracquemond

Madeleine Bracquemond

Madeleine Bracquemond

French footballer

Madeleine Louise Fernande Bracquemond (1898 - 1981) was a French footballer who played as a striker.

Early life

Bracquemond was born in 1898 to a modest family in Paris, France.[1]

Career

Bracquemond was nicknamed "Mado".[2] She was the first captain of the French women's team.[3] In 1921, she was part of the French women's team toured England.[4] Besides football, she was also champion in the high jump in the 1922 Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

Style of play

Bracquemond mainly operated as a striker.[1]

Death

Bracquemond died in 1981.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    ""Mado", la pionnière".
  2. [2]
    "Sur 24 rencontres internationales "Mado Bracquemond" fut 21 fois capitaine de l'équipe de France". L'Auto. 31 March 1930.
  3. [3]
    "Über Ada, Alice, Lily und Madeleine". propheten-der-liga.de.
  4. [4]
    "Madeleine Bracquemond - Le Miroir article". 2 June 1921.


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