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	37	82
2	Manchester City	35	74
3	Manchester United	37	68
4	Aston Villa	37	62
5	Liverpool	37	59
6	Bournemouth	36	55
7	Brighton	37	53
8	Brentford	37	52
9	Sunderland	37	51
10	Newcastle	37	49
11	Fulham	37	49
12	Chelsea	36	49
13	Everton	37	49
14	Leeds	37	47
15	Crystal Palace	36	45
16	Nottingham Forest	37	43
17	Tottenham	36	38
18	West Ham	37	36
19	Burnley	37	21
20	Wolves	37	19

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