Jean Grumellon
During his youth, Jean Grumellon intended himself for the sea, instead of football. A student at the naval and mechanical school of Lorient, he only debuted in football in 1937, at the age of fourteen, at his home in Saint-Servan. During the war, Grumellon took to the sea with friends. Escaping from the Vichy government, he travelled the Atlantic Ocean and joined the free French army in order to serve his country. In 1945, Grumellon returned home and took up football again. He was quickly noticed by Stade Rennes, where he signed a contract from 1st January 1947. After having played quite anonymously with an amateur team, until the time his contract was validated, he joined the first team for the 1947-1948 season. His skills as an explosive striker were obvious to all, andd Grumellon imposed himself as one of the best forwards Stade Rennes has ever known. Endowed of a relatively weak right foot, he however had an excellent kick with his left foot, which made his reputation. For his first season, even though he was positioned on the left wing, he scored no less than 31 goals! The beginning of a long collection... As seasons went by, Grumellon expressed his skills in attack and joined the French national team. With five goals in ten caps between 1949 and 1952, Grumellon realised a respectable international career, but missed the opportunity to become the hero in one the biggest achievement of « Les Bleus » history: on 3rd October 1951, at Highbury, he missed the chance to offer France its first victory against its “best enemy”, England. At the end of the match, he had two major opportunities to score the winning goal. His first shot ended on the goal-post and he kicked the ground instead of the ball in the second. Recovering fast, he was crowned the best goal scorer of the league in 1950 and therefore succeeded to German Walter Kaiser, author of the same performance a few years before with Stade Rennais. In 1952, finally, Grumellon tried a move away from his native Brittany. A two years’ experience proving inconclusive: he only spent six months in Nice, before playing with Monaco, then in D2. After having played in 1953-1954 with Le Havre, where he found his cutting-edge again, he returned to Rennes in 1954. During his absence, Stade Rennes was relegated in D2 however. Grumellon, already 31 years old (because of the war, he started his professional career only at 24), was not as brilliant as before, but still managed to score thirty goals in two seasons. In 1956, he ended his professional career in order to play in his home town, with US Saint-Malo. He also managed a sport store in Rennes, before coming back for good in the Cite Corsaire. Jean Grumellon died there at the end of 1991, at the age of 68. He remains the best goal scorer in the club’s history, with 154 goals.
Name : Grumellon
Surname : Jean
Nicknames : La Grume, Le Corsaire
Nationality : French
Date of birth : 01/06/1923
Place of birth : Saint-Servan (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Date of death : 30/12/1991
Place of death : Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Position : Forward
International : France (10 caps, 5 goals)
Career :
Amateur :
AS Servannaise
Professional :
Stade Rennes UC (January 1947 - 1952)
OGC Nice (June 1952 - December 1952)
AS Monaco (December 1952 - 1953)
Le Havre AC (1953-1954)
Stade Rennes UC (1954-1956)
US Saint-Malo
Honours :
1956 Division 2 champion with Rennes
1950 French championship best scorer with Rennes
Statistics :
- First match in Division 1 and with Rennes : Rennes - Saint-Étienne (1-3), 24th August 1947
- 1947-1948 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 32 | 22 |
| Coupe de France | 7 | 9 |
| Total | 39 | 31 |
- 1948-1949 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 31 | 24 |
| Coupe de France | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 26 |
- 1949-1950 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 31 | 25 |
| Coupe de France | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 32 | 29 |
- 1950-1951 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 32 | 21 |
| Coupe de France | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 22 |
- 1951-1952 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 30 | 15 |
| Coupe de France | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 16 |
- 1954-1955 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 2 | 36 | 12 |
| Coupe de France | 2 | 0 |
| Drago Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 12 |
- 1955-1956 season:
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 2 | 28 | 17 |
| Coupe de France | 3 | 1 |
| Drago Cup | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 18 |
- Total :
| Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Division 1 | 156 | 107 |
| Division 2 | 64 | 29 |
| Coupe de France | 23 | 18 |
| Drago Cup | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 244 | 154 |
Goals for Stade Rennes :
- 1 - 24/08/47, Rennes - Saint-Étienne (1-3), Division 1 GW1
- 2 - 14/09/47, Rennes - Alès (4-1), Division 1 GW4
- 3 - 18/09/47, RC Paris - Rennes (2-4), Division 1 GW5
- 4 - 18/09/47, RC Paris - Rennes (2-4), Division 1 GW5
- 5 - 21/09/47, Rennes - Roubaix (4-4), Division 1 GW6
- 6 - 21/09/47, Rennes - Roubaix (4-4), Division 1 GW6
- 7 - le 21/09/47, Rennes - Roubaix (4-4), Division 1 GW6
- 8 - 12/10/47, Toulouse - Rennes (0-1), Division 1 GW9
- 9 - 23/11/47, Rennes - Stade léonard (7-1), French Cup R4
- 10 - 23/11/47, Rennes - Stade léonard (7-1), French Cup R4
- 11 - 23/11/47, Rennes - Stade léonard (7-1), French Cup R4
- 12 - 23/11/47, Rennes - Stade léonard (7-1), French Cup R4
- 13 - 14/12/47, Lamballe - Rennes (1-3), French Cup R5
- 14 - 14/12/47, Lamballe - Rennes (1-3), French Cup R5
- 15 - 21/12/47, Rennes - Red Star (1-0), Division 1 GW15
- 16 - 11/01/48, Rennes - Reims (1-0), Division 1 GW18
- 17 - 18/01/48, Rennes - Sète (3-0), Division 1 GW19
- 18 - 18/01/48, Rennes - Sète (3-0), Division 1 GW19
- 19 - 18/01/48, Rennes - Sète (3-0), Division 1 GW19
- 20 - 22/01/48, Rennes - Roubaix (3-0), 1/32 French Cup
- 21 - 25/01/48, Alès - Rennes (1-1), Division 1 GW20
- 22 - 11/02/48, Cannes - Rennes (5-2), Division 1 GW22
- 23 - 29/02/48, Rennes - Lens (2-3), 1/8 French Cup
- 24 - 29/02/48, Rennes - Lens (2-3), 1/8 French Cup
- 25 - 24/03/48, Rennes - Marseille (1-1), Division 1 GW28
- 26 - le 11/04/48, Rennes - Montpellier (4-1), Division 1 GW30
- 27 - 11/04/48, Rennes - Montpellier (4-1), Division 1 GW30
- 28 - 11/04/48, Rennes - Montpellier (4-1), Division 1 GW30
- 29 - 14/05/48, Red Star - Rennes (3-5), Division 1 GW33
- 30 - 30/05/48, Rennes - Strasbourg (7-1), Division 1 GW34
- 31 - 30/05/48, Rennes - Strasbourg (7-1), Division 1 GW34
- 32 - 22/08/48, Metz - Rennes (1-6), Division 1 GW1 (1’, 0-1)
- 33 - 22/08/48, Metz - Rennes (1-6), Division 1 GW1 (28’, 0-3)
- 34 - 22/08/48, Metz - Rennes (1-6), Division 1 GW1 (41’, 0-4)
- 35 - 22/08/48, Metz - Rennes (1-6), Division 1 GW1 (86’, 1-6)
- 36 - 05/09/48, Rennes - Strasbourg (1-1), Division 1 GW3 (69’, 1-1)
- 37 - 12/09/48, Rennes - Montpellier (3-0), Division 1 GW5 (48’, 2-0)
- 38 - 19/09/48, Rennes - Roubaix (3-1), Division 1 GW6 (44’, 3-1)
- 39 - 03/10/48, Rennes - Nancy (4-0), Division 1 GW9 (54’, 1-0)
- 40 - 03/10/48, Rennes - Nancy (4-0), Division 1 GW9 (74’, 3-0)
- 41 - 03/10/48, Rennes - Nancy (4-0), Division 1 GW9 (75’, 4-0)
- 42 - 24/10/48, Rennes - Colmar (2-0), Division 1 GW12 (15’, 1-0)
- 43 - 31/10/48, Sochaux - Rennes (3-1), Division 1 GW13 (90’, 3-1)
- 44 - 14/11/48, Rennes - Nice (2-0), Division 1 GW15 (36’, 1-0)
- 45 - 05/12/48, Rennes - Metz (4-3), Division 1 GW18 (45’, 2-0)
- 46 - 05/12/48, Rennes - Metz (4-3), Division 1 GW18 (46’, 3-0)
- 47 - 05/12/48, Rennes - Metz (4-3), Division 1 GW18 (63’, 4-1)
- 48 - 19/12/48, Rennes - Toulouse (2-0), Division 1 GW19 (2’, 1-0)
- 49 - 02/01/49, Rennes - Cannes (1-0), Division 1 GW21 (78e)
- 50 - 09/01/49, Rennes - Montpellier (2-0), 1/32 French Cup
- 51 - 23/01/49, Rennes - Marseille (6-1), Division 1 GW23 (81’, 4-0)
- 52 - 23/01/49, Rennes - Marseille (6-1), Division 1 GW23 (83’, 6-0)
- 53 - 27/02/49, Rennes - Metz (2-4), 1/8 French Cup
- 54 - 13/03/49, Colmar - Rennes (2-2), Division 1 GW28 (66’, 2-2)
- 55 - 10/04/49, Rennes - Sète (3-1), Division 1 GW30 (17’, 2-0)
- 56 - 17/04/49, Saint-Étienne - Rennes (1-1), Division 1 GW31 (45’, 1-1)
- 57 - 01/05/49, Rennes - Reims (1-0), Division 1 GW32 (48’)
- 58 - 04/09/49, Sochaux - Rennes (2-1), Division 1 GW3 (15’, 1-1)
- 59 - 18/09/49, Montpellier - Rennes (5-6), Division 1 GW5 (32’, 3-2)
- 60 - 18/09/49, Montpellier - Rennes (5-6), Division 1 GW5 (63’, 3-4)
- 61 - 18/09/49, Montpellier - Rennes (5-6), Division 1 GW5 (68’, 3-5)
- 62 - 16/10/49, Saint-Étienne - Rennes (2-2), Division 1 GW9 (78’, 2-2)
- 63 - 23/10/49, Strasbourg - Rennes (2-3), Division 1 GW10 (70’, 2-3)
- 64 - 20/11/49, Lens - Rennes (3-3), Division 1 GW12 (12’, 2-1)
- 65 - 20/11/49, Lens - Rennes (3-3), Division 1 GW12 (87’, 2-3)
- 66 - 18/12/49, Metz - Rennes (1-2), Division 1 GW15 (27’, 1-1)
- 67 - 25/12/49, Rennes - Nice (5-2), Division 1 GW16 (77’, 4-2)
- 68 - 25/12/49, Rennes - Nice (5-2), Division 1 GW16 (89’, 5-2)
- 69 - 01/01/50, Rennes - Roubaix (1-1), Division 1 GW17 (87’, 1-1)
- 70 - 08/01/50, Rennes - Pont-de-Chéruy (9-1), 1/32 French Cup
- 71 - 08/01/50, Rennes - Pont-de-Chéruy (9-1), 1/32 French Cup
- 72 - 08/01/50, Rennes - Pont-de-Chéruy (9-1), 1/32 French Cup
- 73 - 08/01/50, Rennes - Pont-de-Chéruy (9-1), 1/32 French Cup
- 74 - 12/02/50, Rennes - Montpellier (5-1), Division 1 GW21 (80’, 4-1)
- 75 - 12/03/50, Rennes - Saint-Étienne (3-1), Division 1 GW25 (34’, 1-0)
- 76 - 12/03/50, Rennes - Saint-Étienne (3-1), Division 1 GW25 (70’, 2-0)
- 77 - 19/03/50, Rennes - Stade français-Red Star (5-0), Division 1 GW26
- 78 - 19/03/50, Rennes - Stade français-Red Star (5-0), Division 1 GW26
- 79 - 19/03/50, Rennes - Stade français-Red Star (5-0), Division 1 GW26
- 80 - 26/03/50, Rennes - Strasbourg (1-1), Division 1 GW27 (41’, 1-0)
- 81 - 09/04/50, RC Paris - Rennes (1-2), Division 1 GW28 (78’, 1-2)
- 82 - 16/04/50, Rennes - ns (1-1), Division 1 GW29 (17’, 1-0)
- 83 - 23/04/50, Sète - Rennes (0-1), Division 1 GW30 (40e)
- 84 - 07/05/50, Roubaix - Rennes (2-2), Division 1 GW32 (26’, 0-1)
- 85 - 14/05/50, Rennes - Metz (3-1), Division 1 GW33 (50’, 3-0)
- 86 - 21/05/50, Nice - Rennes (2-1), Division 1 GW34 (69’, 2-1)
- 87 - 27/08/50, Rennes - Saint-Étienne (6-0), Division 1 GW1 (78’, 1-0)
- 88 - 10/09/50, Rennes - Toulouse (6-0), Division 1 GW3 (24’, 2-0)
- 89 - 10/09/50, Rennes - Toulouse (6-0), Division 1 GW3 (48’, 3-0)
- 90 - 10/09/50, Rennes - Toulouse (6-0), Division 1 GW3 (75’, 5-0)
- 91 - 17/09/50, RC Paris - Rennes (4-2), Division 1 GW4 (37’, 1-1)
- 92 - 21/09/50, Rennes - Sète (2-0), Division 1 GW5 (63’, 1-0)
- 93 - 24/09/50, Lens - Rennes (1-2), Division 1 GW6 (17’, 0-1)
- 94 - 24/09/50, Lens - Rennes (1-2), Division 1 GW6 (82’, 1-2)
- 95 - 08/10/50, Rennes - Sochaux (2-1), Division 1 GW8 (63’, 2-1)
- 96 - 15/10/50, Rennes - Bordeaux (4-2), Division 1 GW9 (11’, 1-0)
- 97 - 15/10/50, Rennes - Bordeaux (4-2), Division 1 GW9 (75’, 4-1)
- 98 - 19/11/50, Rennes - Reims (2-2), Division 1 GW14 (55’, 2-1)
- 99 - 03/12/50, Rennes - Roubaix (4-1), Division 1 GW16 (60’, 3-1)
- 100 - 03/12/50, Rennes - Roubaix (4-1), Division 1 GW16 (88’, 4-1)
- 101 - 17/12/50, Marseille - Rennes (1-1), Division 1 GW17 (6’, 0-1)
- 102 - 14/01/51, Rennes - Montreuil (1-0), 1/32 French Cup
- 103 - 11/02/51, Rennes - ns (1-2), Division 1 GW23 (4’, 1-0)
- 104 - 04/03/51, Sochaux - Rennes (2-2), Division 1 GW25 (7’, 0-1)
- 105 - 08/04/51, Rennes - Stade français (1-3), Division 1 GW29
- 106 - 05/05/51, Rennes - Nancy (3-5), Division 1 GW32 (89’, 3-5)
- 107 - 27/05/51, Rennes - Marseille (2-1), Division 1 GW34 (28’, 1-0)
- 108 - 27/05/51, Rennes - Marseille (2-1), Division 1 GW34 (86’, 2-1)
- 109 - 02/09/51, Lille - Rennes (9-1), Division 1 GW2 (8’, 0-1)
- 110 - 09/09/51, Rennes - Reims (2-0), Division 1 GW3 (18’, 1-0)
- 111 - 30/09/51, Rennes - RC Paris (4-1), Division 1 GW7 (40’, 1-0)
- 112 - 30/09/51, Rennes - RC Paris (4-1), Division 1 GW7 (42’, 2-0)
- 113 - 11/11/51, Rennes - Sète (2-0), Division 1 GW13 (18’, 1-0)
- 114 - 11/11/51, Rennes - Sète (2-0), Division 1 GW13 (34’, 2-0)
- 115 - 09/12/51, Rennes - Bordeaux (2-2), Division 1 GW17 (65’, 2-1)
- 116 - 23/12/51, Rennes - Lille (2-2), Division 1 GW19 (60’, 2-2)
- 117 - 20/01/52, Rennes - Sochaux (5-1), Division 1 GW22 (14’, 2-0)
- 118 - 10/02/52, RC Paris - Rennes (1-5), Division 1 GW24 (14’, 0-3)
- 119 - 10/02/52, RC Paris - Rennes (1-5), Division 1 GW24 (71’, 1-5)
- 120 - 17/02/52, Rennes - Lyon (2-0), Division 1 GW25 (61’, 2-0)
- 121 - 16/03/52, Rennes - Bordeaux (2-2 a.p.), 1/4 French Cup
- 122 - 13/04/52, Sète - Rennes (3-3), Division 1 GW30 (56’, 1-1)
- 123 - 18/05/52, Rennes - Roubaix (2-2), Division 1 GW33 (39’, 1-2)
- 124 - 25/05/52, Bordeaux - Rennes (3-2), Division 1 GW34 (5’, 0-1)
- 125 - 03/10/54, Rennes - Havre (6-0), Division 2 GW9
- 126 - 07/10/54, Sedan - Rennes (5-2), Division 2 GW10
- 127 - 17/10/54, Rennes - Aix-en-Provence (2-0), Division 2 GW12
- 128 - 14/11/54, Stade français - Rennes (1-2), Division 2 GW16
- 129 - 21/11/54, Rennes - Angers (4-2), Division 2 GW17
- 130 - 26/12/54, Red Star - Rennes (1-2), Division 2 GW22
- 131 - 23/01/55, Rennes - Cannes (4-1), Division 2 GW25
- 132 - 27/02/55, Rennes - Perpignan (5-1), Division 2 GW29
- 133 - 03/04/55, Angers - Rennes (1-2), Division 2 GW32
- 134 - 10/04/55, Rennes - Stade français (3-1), Division 2 GW33
- 135 - 10/04/55, Rennes - Stade français (3-1), Division 2 GW33
- 136 - 15/05/55, Rennes - Grenoble (3-2), Division 2 GW36
- 137 - 21/08/55, Stade français - Rennes (1-3), Division 2 GW1
- 138 - 21/08/55, Stade français - Rennes (1-3), Division 2 GW1
- 139 - 04/09/55, Rennes - Besançon (3-2), Division 2 GW3
- 140 - 18/09/55, Rennes - CA Paris (4-0), Division 2 GW5
- 141 - 02/10/55, Rennes - Montpellier (1-0), Division 2 GW7
- 142 - 16/10/55, Rennes - Aix-en-Provence (3-2), Division 2 GW9
- 143 - 16/10/55, Rennes - Aix-en-Provence (3-2), Division 2 GW9
- 144 - 23/10/55, Rennes - Sète (3-0), Division 2 GW10
- 145 - 23/10/55, Rennes - Sète (3-0), Division 2 GW10
- 146 - 06/11/55, Rennes - Perpignan (2-0), Division 2 GW13
- 147 - 27/11/55, Rennes - Red Star (1-0), Division 2 GW17
- 148 - 11/12/55, Rennes - Nantes (4-2), Division 2 GW19
- 149 - 11/12/55, Rennes - Nantes (4-2), Division 2 GW19
- 150 - 18/12/55, Rennes - Saint-Brieuc (4-1), French Cup R6
- 151 - 22/01/56, Rennes - Valenciennes (4-3), Division 2 GW23
- 152 - 13/05/56, Red Star - Rennes (1-3), Division 2 GW36
- 153 - 20/05/56, Rennes - Roubaix (4-0), Division 2 GW37
- 154 - 27/05/56, Cannes - Rennes (1-3), Division 2 GW38
Synthesis :
- 97 goals scored at home, 46 away, 11 on neutral ground
- 3 quadruples, 8 hat tricks, 20 doubles
- Photo : Jean-Paul Ollivier, L’aventure du football en Bretagne, Palentines releases, 2009