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Alexandre VillaplaneFrench footballer, central midfielder. Captain of the French national team at the 1930 World Cup in three matches. Participant of the 1928 Olympics.
Date of Birth: 12.09.1905
Country:  France |
Content:
- Lucien Gamblin: A Controversial Footballer and Collaborator
- Post-Football Life and Descent into Darkness
- Collaboration and Execution
Lucien Gamblin: A Controversial Footballer and Collaborator
Early Life and Football CareerLucien Gamblin was a French footballer who played as a central midfielder. He participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics and captained the French national team in three matches at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. During his professional career, he played for five French clubs and was a finalist in the French Cup in 1923, 1924, and 1930. He retired from football in 1935, having last played for Hispano-Bastidienne.
Post-Football Life and Descent into Darkness
After retiring from football, Gamblin became involved in horse racing but was imprisoned for race-fixing. During World War II, he collaborated with the Nazis and became a leader of the North African Brigade, a unit composed of Maghrebi immigrants in France. The brigade was used to suppress anti-fascist organizations, and its members' brutality earned them the nickname "Mohamed's SS."
Collaboration and Execution
Gamblin was held responsible for at least ten murders committed by his unit. He was sentenced to death on December 1, 1944, and executed by firing squad on December 26, 1944. His legacy as a footballer was forever tarnished by his wartime actions as a collaborator.
