Legendary French footballer and World Cup record holder dies (March 1, 2023)

Legendary French footballer and World Cup record holder dies

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/451543-legendary-french-footballer-and-world-cup-record-holder-dies 2023-03-01 15:37 Legendary French football player and coach Just Fontaine has died at the age of 90. This ... Legendary French footballer and World Cup record holder dies

01.03.2023, 15:37

Legendary French football player and coach Just Fontaine has died at the age of 90. This was reported by L'Equipe.

Juste Fontaine. Photo: gettyimages.com

During his playing career, Fontaine became the champion of France four times, was a two-time winner of the French Cup, as well as a finalist in the European Champions Cup.

Fontaine played 21 matches for the French national team, scoring 30 goals. He holds the record for the most goals at a single World Cup - at the 1958 World Cup, the Frenchman scored 13 goals, winning bronze medals with his team.

As a coach, Fontaine led the national teams of France and Morocco, PSG and Toulouse.

№	Team	M	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	85
2	Manchester City	38	78
3	Manchester United	38	71
4	Aston Villa	38	65
5	Liverpool	38	60
6	Bournemouth	38	57
7	Sunderland	38	54
8	Brighton	38	53
9	Brentford	38	53
10	Fulham	38	52
11	Chelsea	38	52
12	Newcastle	38	49
13	Everton	38	49
14	Leeds	38	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	44
17	Tottenham	38	41
18	West Ham	38	39
19	Burnley	38	22
20	Wolves	38	20

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