Victor Gibson
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur Henry Gibson | ||
Date of birth | (1888-07-18)18 July 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Woolwich, England | ||
Date of death | 8 April 1958(1958-04-08) (aged 69) | ||
Place of death | Ruislip, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Plumstead | |||
1911–1912 | Espanyol | ||
1912–1924 | Olympique Cettois | ||
Managerial career | |||
1914–1924 | FC Cette | ||
1924–1925 | Montpellier | ||
1925–1929 | Marseille | ||
1929–1934 | Sochaux | ||
1934 | SC Bastidienne | ||
1934–1935 | Hispano-Bastidienne | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Henry Gibson, known as Victor Raine Gibson (18 July 1888 – 8 April 1958) was an English professional football player and coach active in Spain and France.
Early and personal life
Arthur Henry Gibson was born in Woolwich in 1888.[1] He married in 1910 and had an infant daughter who died.[1] He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter.[1]
Playing career
Under the name 'Victor Raine Gibson' he toured Catalonia with Plumstead FC, and in a match against RCD Espanyol on 18 May 1911, he put up a great performance which impressed the Catalan club enough for them to sign him, along with Frank Allack and William Hodge.[2][3] After a year in Spain he moved to French side Olympique Cettois.[1]
Coaching career
Gibson coached the club sides of FC Cette,[4] Montpellier,[4] Marseille,[4] Sochaux,[5] SC Bastidienne and Hispano-Bastidienne.[6]
He guided FC Cette to the 1923 Coupe de France Final, which they lost 4–2 to Red Star Olympique.[7]
He also performed the functions of a coach with the Catalonia national team once, in what was the team's first-ever game recognized by FIFA on 20 February 1912, which ended in a 7–0 loss to France.[8]
Later life and death
He returned to England in the 1930s, working as a gardener or groundsman.[1] He divorced his English wife in 1938 and married a Frenchwoman in 1939, with whom he also had a daughter.[1] He died in Ruislip in 1958.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Revealed: the true identity of Victor Gibson". Scottish Sport History – devoted to our sporting heritage.
- ^ "Plumstead FC de Londres contra CD Español" [Plumstead FC London v Spanish CD] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 May 1911. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "CD Español ingressa refuerzos del Plumstead FC" [CD Español joins reinforcements from Plumstead FC] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 June 1911. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Les anciens entraîneurs du FCSM" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard official website. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Scots in opposition: Peter Farmer and Victor Gibson at the French Cup Final of 1924". Scottish Sport History – devoted to our sporting heritage.
- ^ "1923 Coupe de France Final Report" (in French). Archived from the original on 29 November 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Catalonia 0-7 France". hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Hemeroteca. 22 February 1912. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- v
- t
- e
- 1918–25: Unknown
- 1926: Gibson
- 1927: Gibson
- 1928: Unknown
- 1929: Unknown
- 1930: Regan
- 1931: Unknown
- 1932: Aitken
- 1933: Griffiths
- 1934: Dedieu
- 1935: Dittrich
- 1936: Kimpton
- 1937: Ross
- 1938: Conchy
- 1939: Kimpton
- 1940: Rous
- 1941: Díaz
- 1942: Veinante
- 1943: Gonzales
- 1944: Wartel
- 1945: Baron
- 1946: Cheuva
- 1947: Cheuva
- 1948: Cheuva
- 1949: Baron
- 1950: Roessler
- 1951: Nicolas
- 1952: Andoire
- 1953: Cheuva
- 1954: Berry
- 1955: Cheuva
- 1956: Dugauguez
- 1957: Bigot
- 1958: Batteux
- 1959: Jasseron
- 1960: Leduc
- 1961: Dugauguez
- 1962: Guérin
- 1963: Leduc
- 1964: Jasseron
- 1965: Prouff
- 1966: Frantz
- 1967: Hon
- 1968: Batteux
- 1969: Zatelli
- 1970: Batteux
- 1971: Prouff
- 1972: Zatelli
- 1973: Mignot
- 1974: Herbin
- 1975: Herbin
- 1976: Zvunka
- 1977: Herbin
- 1978: Redin
- 1979: Vincent
- 1980: Banide
- 1981: Redin
- 1982: Peyroche
- 1983: Peyroche
- 1984: Kasperczak
- 1985: Muller
- 1986: Jacquet
- 1987: Jacquet
- 1988: Husson
- 1989: Gili
- 1990: Mézy
- 1991: Wenger
- 1993: Artur Jorge
- 1994: Roux
- 1995: Fernandez
- 1996: Roux
- 1997: Takač
- 1998: Gomes
- 1999: Denoueix
- 2000: Denoueix
- 2001: Pouliquen
- 2002: Pouliquen
- 2003: Roux
- 2004: Halilhodžić
- 2005: Roux
- 2006: Lacombe
- 2007: Perrin
- 2008: Perrin
- 2009: Zvunka
- 2010: Kombouaré
- 2011: Garcia
- 2012: Garde
- 2013: Gillot
- 2014: Gourvennec
- 2015: Blanc
- 2016: Blanc
- 2017: Emery
- 2018: Emery
- 2019: Stéphan
- 2020: Tuchel
- 2021: Pochettino
- 2022: Kombouaré
- 2023: Montanier
- 2024: Luis Enrique
This biographical article related to English football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e