:Marcel Pinel

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcel Pinel

| birth_date = {{birth date|1908|07|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Honfleur, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|03|18|1908|07|08|df=y}}

| height = 1.73 m{{cite web |title=Marcel Pinel |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marcel-pinel/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=19 December 2018}}

| position = Centre-half, centre-forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| clubs1 = CS Honfleur

| years2 =

| clubs2 = Paris Université Club

| years3 =

| clubs3 = Stade Français

| years4 = 1925–1935

| clubs4 = Red Star

| nationalyears1 = 1930

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Marcel Pinel (8 July 1908 – 18 March 1968) was a French professional footballer who played as a centre-half and centre-forward. He was a France international.

Biography

Born in Honfleur, Pinel started at the club in his home town, Honfleur,[http://csh.chez.com/ Site of CS Honfleur] and after being transferred to Paris Université Club and Stade Français, in 1925, he joined Red Star Olympique where he played centre-forward and centre-half.[http://membres.lycos.fr/redstar93/Frame_1.htm Page on the site membres.lycos.fr/redstar93] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017071906/http://membres.lycos.fr/redstar93/Frame_1.htm |date=17 October 2008 }}

At this time, he played for France seven times (1930) and scored four goals.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/730-marcel-pinel |title=Player page on the site of the FFF |access-date=10 April 2016 |archive-date=20 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420132428/http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/tous-les-joueurs/fiche-joueur/730-marcel-pinel |url-status=dead }} These four goals were scored against Belgium in two games (two doubles).{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

His first cap came against Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, which resulted in a 3–2 defeat, but this match is not recognised by the French.[http://www.fff.fr/equipes-de-france/1/france-a/matchs/1270/1930-08-01/bresil-france on the site of the FFF] Therefore, his first official selection came against Czechoslovakia in a 3–2 loss in Colombes.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

He took part in the first World Cup, in 1930, in Uruguay, after having asked for exceptional permission to do his military service in Douanes.[http://www.pinel.org/forum3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42 Pinel.org] With his former teammate at Red Star, Augustin Chantrel, the other intellectual in the France team, he was correspondent for the sporting newspaper L'Auto to cover the tournament.[https://archive.today/20081212075259/http://www.culturesfrance.com/adpf-publi/folio/foot/foot22.html culturesfrance.com]

In 1932, French football became officially professional, and he played in the first national championship. Relegated to Division 2, the audoniens won their championship the following season, and returned to the top flight. Marcel Pinel played until 1935 at Red Star.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

A stadium is named after him in his home town of Honfleur.