André Billy (footballer)
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Billy in 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | André Billy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bazeilles, Ardennes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 August 1913 (aged 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Saint-Gervais, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902–1903 | Olympique Lillois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1906–1908 | Northern France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906–1908 | France (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
André Billy (13 May 1877 – 9 August 1913) was a French footballer and sports leader, who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the amateur beginnings of Olympique Lillois, being one of its founders in 1902, and then serving the club as its first captain from 1902 to 1903 and later as president from 1907 to 1911.
He also served as the vice president of the Northern Committee of the USFSA (1906–08), and was the president of the central commission of Football Association (1906–08), and as such, he co-managed the matches of the French national team between 1906 and 1908. However, he is best known for being the main responsible behind the separation of the USFSA, which had governed football in France since 1894, from FIFA, in 1908, due to his intransigence on international amateurism.