| Just Fontaine | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Just Fontaine | |
| Date of birth | August 18, 1933 | |
| Place of birth | Marrakech, French Morocco | |
| Height | 1. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" 74 m | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1950–53 1953–56 1956–62 |
US Casablanca OGC Nice Stade Reims |
? (?) 69 (42) 131 (122) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1953–60 | France | 21 (30) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1967 1973-1976 1978-1979 1979-1981 |
France Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse Morocco |
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Just "JustO" Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with French and Spanish ancestors) is a former French football player. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. He has also scored the third most goals of any player in the world cup finals overall, beaten only by: Gerd Müller who scored fourteen goals (in two World Cup tournaments) and Ronaldo who scored fifteen goals (in three World Cup tournaments). Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (German ˈgɛʀt ˈmʏlɐ born November 3, 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former (West German football Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Although France did not win the 1958 world cup, Fontaine became the first player to score in every match of a world cup.
Though born in Marrakech, he moved to Casablanca where he attended the Lycée Lyautey. Casablanca (in Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda الدار البيضا
Fontaine began his amateur career at USM Casablanca, where he played from 1950 to 1953. Nice recruited him in 1953, and he went on to score 44 goals in three seasons for the club. OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur, is a French football club based in Nice. In 1956, he moved on to Stade de Reims where he teamed up with Raymond Kopa, Kopa went to Real Madrid in 1958, Fontaine scored 121 goals in six seasons at the Stade de Reims. Stade de Reims is a French Football (soccer team from Reims currently playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931 in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais) originally Raymond Kopaszewski, is a French former In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the Ligue 1, and twice won the championship; in 1958 and 1960. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade
Wearing the blue shirt of France, Fontaine's statistics are even more impressive. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. On his debut with the team on December 17, 1953, Fontaine scored a hat trick as France defeated Luxembourg 8-0. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches for the national team. However, Fontaine will best be remembered for his 1958 FIFA World Cup performance, where he scored 13 goals in just six matches—a feat which included putting four past the defending champions West Germany. The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 29. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since This tally secured him the Golden Boot for that tournament. At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest in different aspects of the game
Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early because of a recurring injury. He briefly managed the French national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two games, both friendlies that ended in defeats.
He was named by Pelé as one of the 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé 's choice of the "greatest living footballers" "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He was chosen as the best French player of the last 50 years by the French Football Federation in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003 [1]. The French Football Federation (FFF (Fédération Française de Football is the governing body of Football in France. To celebrate the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA 's 50th anniversary in 2004 each of its member associations was asked by UEFA to choose one of its own players as the single
References and notes
External links
- UEFA.com - France's Golden Player
- His blog
- Profile on French federation official site
- Stats at lequipe.fr
| Preceded by Sándor Kocsis |
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1958 |
Succeeded by Leonel Sánchez, Garrincha, Vavá, Valentin Ivanov, Flórián Albert and Dražan Jerković |
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