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	34	73
2	Manchester City	33	70
3	Manchester United	34	61
4	Liverpool	34	58
5	Aston Villa	34	58
6	Brighton	34	50
7	Bournemouth	34	49
8	Fulham	34	48
9	Chelsea	34	48
10	Brentford	34	48
11	Everton	34	47
12	Sunderland	34	46
13	Crystal Palace	33	43
14	Newcastle	34	42
15	Leeds	34	40
16	Nottingham Forest	34	39
17	West Ham	34	36
18	Tottenham	34	34
19	Burnley	34	20
20	Wolves	34	17

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