Marcel Galey

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| name = Marcel Galey

| image = Marcel Galey 1930.jpg

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| caption = Galey in 1930

| full_name = Marcel Victor Galey

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1905|09|02|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Clichy, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|1991|01|30|1905|09|02|df=yes}}

| death_place = Saint-Cloud, France

| height = 1.77m

| position = Forward

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| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1926–1927 | clubs1 = CA Vitry | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1927–1929 | clubs2 = FC Sète | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1929–1936 | clubs3 = RC Paris | caps3 = | goals3 =

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| nationalyears1 = 1929

| nationalteam1 = France

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

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Marcel Victor Galey (2 September 1905 – 30 January 1991) was a French footballer who played as a forward for FC Sète and the France national team in the late 1920s.

Club career

Born on 2 September 1905 in the Seine town of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, Galey began his career at CA Vitry in 1926, aged 21, with whom he played until 1927, when he joined FC Sète.{{cite web |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/44181/Marcel_Galey.html |title=Marcel Galey (Player) |website=www.national-football-teams.com |access-date=15 May 2025}} Together with André Chardar, Ivan Bek, and Louis Cazal, he was a member of the Sète team that reached the 1929 Coupe de France final, in which he was constantly outplayed by Montpellier's right-back André Bousquet in a 2–0 loss.{{cite web |url=http://www.om4ever.com/CoupeFrance/1920/Coupe1928-1929.html |title=Saison 1928-1929 Montpellier Vainqueur |trans-title=1928-1929 Season Montpellier Winner |language=fr |website=www.om4ever.com |access-date=15 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=http://mfe11.free.fr/histoire/volet1.htm |title=Volet n°1: la victoire en Coupe de France 1929 |trans-title=Part 1: Victory in the 1929 French Cup |language=fr |website=mfe11.free.fr |access-date=15 May 2025}}

A few weeks later, Galey signed for RC Paris. In his first season at the club, together with Manuel Anatol, Jean Gautheroux, and Alexandre Villaplane, he helped his side reach the 1930 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 3–1 loss to his former club Sète.{{cite web |url=http://www.om4ever.com/CoupeFrance/1920/Coupe1929-1930.html |title=Saison 1929-1930 Sète Vainqueur |trans-title=1929-1930 Season Sète Winner |language=fr |website=www.om4ever.com |access-date=15 May 2025}} Galey was involved in his side's only goal of the match.{{cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4635991j/f1.item.r=galey.zoom |title=La Coupe de France revient au F.C. Sète |trans-title=The French Cup returns to FC Sète |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=L'Auto |page=1 |date=28 April 1930 |access-date=15 May 2025 }} He stayed at Racing for seven years, from 1929 until his retirement in 1936, aged 31, playing three league matches in his last season at the club, thus being a member of the Racing squad that won the 1935–36 French Division 1.{{cite web |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/8286-galey-marcel/fiche.html |title=Marcel Galey |language=fr |website=www.fff.fr |access-date=15 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pari-et-gagne.com/joueur/marcel_galey.html |title=Marcel Galey - Fiche de stats du joueur de football |trans-title=Marcel Galey - Football Player Stats Sheet |language=fr |website=www.pari-et-gagne.com |access-date=15 May 2025}} In total, he scored 21 goals in 72 official Ligue 1 matches.

Three years later, in 1939, Galey became the sporting director of RC Paris.{{cite web |url=http://www.om4ever.com/CoupeFrance/1930/Coupe1938-1939.html |title=Saison 1938-1939 Racing Vainqueur |trans-title=1929-1930 Season Racing Winner |language=fr |website=www.om4ever.com |access-date=15 May 2025}}

International career

On 24 February 1929, the 23-year-old Galey made his international debut for France in a friendly against Hungary at Colombes, helping his side to a 3–0 win.{{cite web |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6460 |title=Marcel Galey, international footballer |website=eu-football.info |access-date=15 May 2025}} He earned a further two caps for France in 1929, both friendlies, scoring once to help his side to a 2–0 win over Portugal on 24 March.{{cite web |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4632774d/f4.r=galey.zoom |title=Comment les Français battirent les Portugais |trans-title=How the French beat the Portuguese |language=fr |website=gallica.bnf.fr |publisher=L'Auto |page=4 |date=25 March 1929 |access-date=15 May 2025 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.chroniquesbleues.fr/Histoire-des-France-Portugal-1 |title=Histoire des France-Portugal (1): avec eux, ce n'est jamais nul |trans-title=History of France-Portugal (1): with them, it's never bad |language=fr |website=www.chroniquesbleues.fr |date=9 July 2016 |access-date=15 May 2025 }}