René Fenouillière

Born in Portbail (Lower Normandy) on 22 October 1882, René began his football career with l’Union Sportive Avranches, before going to England to study, where he played mostly rugby football. However, he never forgot how to play football, and in 1902 he joined the Spanish club RCD Espanyol, where he was recognized as a top-class midfielder. So much so that on 8 March 1903, after a great performance against FC Barcelona in a 2–2 draw at the Horta in the Copa Barcelona, the magazine Los Deportes described as being at the same level as Joan Gamper. Interestingly, just two days later, Espanyol loaned him to Barcelona and he played his first game with them against a team made up of the crew of the Galliope, an English ship anchored in the Barcelona port, helping his side to a 1–0 win and thus becoming the very first French player to wear the FC Barcelona shirt. He played only two more games after that, a 3–2 win over Salut on 28 May, and an 8–2 win over Mataroni on 27 July, netting one goal on the latter, in which Mataroní only had seven players, and Barcelona lined up with eight. After his time at Barça, Rene Fenouillère played for the Parisian clubs Racing Club de France and Red Star F.C.

He represented the France national team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, featuring in one games against Denmark on 22 October in a resounding 17–1 defeat.

His first clubs stadium, US Avranches, was renamed after him in the 1930's.

FC Barcelona

Copa Barcelona Champions: 1902–03