Paul Baron

This article is about the former French international footballer. For the former English goalkeeper, see Paul Barron.

Paul Baron

Baron (back row, far right) lining up for Olympique de Paris on 19 September 1920
Personal information
Full name	Corentin Camille André Baron
Date of birth	(1898-05-23)23 May 1898
Place of birth	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Date of death	2 November 1973(1973-11-02) (aged 75)
Place of death	Saint-Médard-de-Mussidan, France
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	VGA Saint-Maur
	AS Française
1920–1926	Olympique de Paris
1926–1930	Red Star Olympique
1930–1932	Racing Club de France
International career
1923	France	1	(0)
Managerial career
1933–1935	Red Star Olympique
1935–1944	AS Saint Eugène
1944–1953	Racing Club de France
1953–1954	Haiti
1954–1956	AS Saint Eugène
1956–1957	Red Star Olympique
1957–1959	Cannes
1959–1960	Greece
1960–1961	Red Star Olympique
1964–1965	Racing Club de Paris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corentin Camille André Baron (23 May 1898 – 2 November 1973) was a French footballer and manager.

Playing career

Baron began his career with hometown club VGA Saint-Maur, later joining AS Française. In 1920, Baron joined Olympique de Paris, playing for the club until 1926, when they merged with Red Star Amical Club, forming Red Star Olympique. Baron played for the new club for four years, winning the Coupe de France in 1928, before joining Racing Club de France, where he finished his career in 1932.

On 22 April 1923, Baron made his only appearance for France, playing in a 2–2 draw against Switzerland.

Managerial career

Following his playing career, Baron moved into management, taking up the reigns at former club Racing Club de France. During his early managerial career Baron regularly moved from French Algeria to manage AS Saint Eugène, back to Racing Club de France, save for a spell with Haiti from 1953 to 1954. Baron won the Coupe de France twice with Racing Club, in 1945 and 1949. In 1956, Baron returned to Red Star Olympique, moving to Cannes a year later. In 1959, Baron was appointed manager of Greece, before returning to Red Star Olympique in 1960 for a year. In 1964, Baron moved back to the newly renamed Racing Club de Paris.