Marcel Castonguay

Marcel Castonguay

Date of Passing 15 September 1969 ()

Born in Montréal, QC

Grew up in Montréal, QC

Nationality CAN

Marcel Castonguay

  • Soccer Province QC

Bio

Marcel Castonguay... soccer family (brothers Roland and Paul-Émile)... his parents were Francois Xavier and Emma... he was 50 years old when he passed away in Montréal on 15 September 1969 (he was buried at East End Cemetery)... he was buried at Le Repos Saint-François-d'Assise in Montréal...

posthumously honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as a player... posthumously honoured by the Québec Sports Hall of Fame (Temple de la renommée du soccer québecoise)... his brothers Paul-Émile and Roland Castonguay are also honoured members of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame...

with Montréal Carsteel FC, a Dominion of Canada Football Championship winner (Challenge Trophy in 1948)... a two-time Coupe du Québec winner (1939, 1948)...

as noted in 1939, all three soccer brothers were “broad shouldered and heavy set”...

Honours

Individual Awards

  • 2013
    Canada Soccer Hall of Fame Honoured Player / Joueur honoré
  • 2012
    Canada Soccer Centennial Timeline Top 100 Men's Footballers
  • 2011
    Québec Soccer Hall of Fame Membre honoré (Athlète) / Honoured Member (Athlete)

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