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Pierre Mony

Pierre Mony
Personal information
Date of birth 23 March 1896
Place of birth Paris, France
Date of death 1 January 1980(1980-01-01) (aged 83)
Place of death Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1921 Boulogne
1921–1923 CASG
1923–1926 OSC Boulogne
1926– Boulogne
International career
1920–1923 France 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pierre Mony (23 March 1896 – 1 January 1980) was a French footballer who played as a defender.[1] He was chosen for the France national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics but did not play.[2] He shot his friend Jean Delpierre, whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife.[3] Mony was later acquitted of murder in court.[3] He was the older brother of Alexis Mony, another former French international footballer.[3]

References

  1. ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Pierre Mony". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Pierre Mony". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Brown, Paul (22 December 2016). "Pierre Mony: the footballer so popular he got away with murder". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

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