Vincent Cavall

Vincent Cavall (1900-2004) was a Brunanter footballer who played for Carrington FC and the Brunant national football team. He is considered to be the club's greatest player and formed part of a talented generation of Brunant players in the 1920s and 1930s.

Carrington
He joined Carrington in 1916 and was their youngest senior team player. The club won the 1915-16 season, but he was still a fringe player. The following season, he occupied the right midfield role and was the provider of many goals as they retained their title, the first club to do so.

He would captain the club to a third title in 1921-22, in what would be their last ever league win.

Later career
He joined FC Atlanticos in Traspes in the summer of 1924, reflecting period transfers of many of Brunant's best.

He joined Drenthe in 1927 as a replacement for departed star Florian Evers, but he was never happy at the club. The coach tried to convert him to a forward but he was a playmaker and could not do so well.

A return to Carrington in 1929 saw him improve his form and for a few seasons seemed the young and hungry teenager of the 1910s. Success eluded the club and in 1933 he left for Ambrosian FC in Koningstad; he was set to join rivals St. Marks Koningstad but his insistence at not being forced to play his beloved Carrington was not met.

He managed 14 goals over two league seasons at Ambrosian and captained the club to the semifinals of the Johan II Cup in 1933-34, where they lost to Grijzestad Strijders.

Afterwards he had spells in a number of different clubs, retired in 1936 and made a third return to Carrington, where he retired in 1939 and followed as manager.

National team
Cavall received his first cap in 1923 as the national team allowed professional players. He would play for Brunant from 1923 until 1932.

At the Mediterranean Cup of 1931, he was one of the key players alongside the likes of Florian Evers and Cosme Barratini.

He scored once and made 3 assists early on, but personal issues with team captain Gerard Costa saw him benched for Brunant's famous 8-2 win over Egypt and the return leg in Cairo. He refused to play the final, a 6-1 loss to Yugoslavia, and was heavily blamed for the loss alongside Costa and coach Diego Van Laar.