Désiré Carré

Club career

Born on 21 May 1923 in the Eure town of Courcelles-sur-Seine, Carré began his football career at Le Havre in 1945, aged 22, with whom he played for two years, until 1947, when he was signed by Nice, then in the Second Division. He was quick to adapt to his new team as he scored 20 goals in 34 matches in his first season there, thus playing a crucial role in helping Nice win the 1947–48 French Division 2. Together with Victor Nurenberg, Luis Carniglia, and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, he was a member of the great Nice team of the early 1950s that won back-to-back Ligue 1 titles in 1950–51 and 1951–52, as well as the 1951–52 Coupe de France, although he did not play in the cup final, which came as a surprise since he was the team's captain at the time; he was replaced by Luis Carniglia, who went on to score a goal in a 5–3 win over Girondins de Bordeaux. Having scored a goal in his league debut for Nice, against Angers, Carré also in his last league match for the club on 25 May 1952, against Olympique de Marseille. On 29 June 1952, he started in the final of the 1952 Latin Cup, the forerunner of the European Cup, which ended in a 1–0 loss to Barcelona. A few weeks later, Carré left the club to join the ranks of Strasbourg, with whom he played for three seasons, from 1952 until 1955, when he went to CA Paris, where he stayed for two years, until 1957, when he retired at the age of 34. in total, he scored 114 goals in 312 league matches.

International career…

After his career as a player ended, Carré worked as a coach, taking over Tours for the 1957–58 season. After his football career, he pursued a career as a sports journalist at Nice-Matin, where he covered all sports.

Club

Nice Ligue 1: Champions (1): 1950–51 Ligue 2: Champions (1): 1947–48 Coupe de France: Champions (1): 1952 Latin Cup: Runner-up (1): 1952