Jean Caballero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Stade Rennais | ||
| 1923–1924 | Sète | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean Caballero was a French footballer who played as a forward for Stade Rennais and Sète in the early 1920s.
Career
Together with Charles Berthelot, George Scoones, and the Gastiger brothers (Maurice and Pierre), Caballero was a member of the Stade Rennais team that reached the 1922 Coupe de France final, scoring a hat-trick[1] in the semifinals against Olympique, but then losing the final to Red Star (2–0).[2][3][4][5] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the forerunner of L'Équipe) described him as "a fiery but imprecise centre-forward",[6] while those of L'Écho des sports stated that "it seemed as though Caballero was there to reap the rewards of the hard work put in by each wing".[7]
Together with Ernest Gravier, Billy Cornelius, and Georges Kramer, Caballero was a member of the Sète team that reached the 1924 Coupe de France final, which ended in a 3–2 loss to Olympique de Marseille.[8][9] He contributed to his team's first goal, shooting from close range to allow his teammate Louis Cazal to score on the rebound.[10]
Honours
- Stade Rennais
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1921–22[3]
- Sète
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1923–24[9]
References
- ^ "Coupe de France. La 7e finale de Rennes" [Coupe de France . Rennes' 7th final]. Ouest-France. Groupe SIPA Ouest-France. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Faites-nous rêver!" [Make us dream!]. www.stade-rennais-online.com (in French). 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Saison 1921-1922 Red Star Vainqueur" [Season 1921-1922 Red Star Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Le Red Star de Paris gagne, sur le Stade" [Red Star Paris wins at the Stade]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 11 May 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Coupe de France (finales). Le Stade Rennais, la preuve par sept" [French Cup (finals). Stade Rennais, evidence by seven]. Le Télégramme. Morlaix, France. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
- ^ "La Finale de la Coupe de France" [The French Cup Final]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 8 May 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Le Red Star conserve la Coupe" [Red Star retains the Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Écho des sports. 8 May 1922. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Grandes Equipes FC Sète" [Great FC Sète Teams]. www.pari-et-gagne.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Saison 1923-1924 OM Vainqueur" [1923-1924 Season OM Winner]. www.om4ever.com (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "L'Olympique de Marseille gagne la Coupe de France de Football" [Olympique de Marseille wins the French Football Cup]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). Le Miroir des sports. 17 April 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 18 April 2025.