Just Fontaine
Just Louis Fontaine (French pronunciation: [ʒyst lwi fɔ̃tɛn]; 18 August 1933 – 28 February 2023) was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
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Fontaine in 1966 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Just Louis Fontaine | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1933 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Marrakech, French Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 February 2023 (aged 89) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Toulouse, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | USM Casablanca | 48 | (62) | |||||||||||
| 1953–1956 | Nice | 69 | (42) | |||||||||||
| 1956–1962 | Reims | 131 | (122) | |||||||||||
| Total | 248 | (226) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1960 | France | 21 | (30) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | France | |||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Luchon | |||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Toulouse | |||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Morocco | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
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