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	31	70
2	Manchester City	30	61
3	Manchester United	31	55
4	Aston Villa	31	54
5	Liverpool	31	49
6	Chelsea	31	48
7	Brentford	31	46
8	Everton	31	46
9	Fulham	31	44
10	Brighton	31	43
11	Sunderland	31	43
12	Newcastle	31	42
13	Bournemouth	31	42
14	Crystal Palace	30	39
15	Leeds	31	33
16	Nottingham Forest	31	32
17	Tottenham	31	30
18	West Ham	31	29
19	Burnley	31	20
20	Wolves	31	17

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