Just Fontaine
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Full name | Just Louis Fontaine[1] | |||||||||||||
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 |
Just Louis Fontaine (French pronunciation:
Football career
Born in
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. In 1956, he moved to Stade de Reims, where he teamed up with Raymond Kopa from the 1959–60 season. Fontaine scored 121 goals in six seasons at Stade de Reims. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the Ligue 1, and won the championship twice, one time in 1958, and the other in 1960. He also took part in the team that got to the 1958–59 European Cup final against Real Madrid, being that season's top scorer with ten goals.[5]
Wearing the blue shirt of
Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early (28 years and 11 months old) because of a recurring leg injury. He briefly managed the France national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two friendly games, which ended in defeats. As coach of
After retirement
Fontaine was named by
Career statistics
Club
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Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
USM Casablanca | 1950–51 | Moroccan Football League | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | |||
1951–52 | Moroccan Football League | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | ||||
1952–53 | Moroccan Football League | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | ||||
Total | 48 | 62 | — | — | — | 48 | 62 | |||||
Nice | 1953–54 | French Division 1 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 31 | 20 | ||
1954–55 | French Division 1 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 22 | |||
1955–56 | French Division 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
Total | 69 | 42 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | 84 | 51 | |||
Reims | 1956–57 | French Division 1 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 31 | ||
1957–58 | French Division 1 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 32 | 39 | |||
1958–59 | French Division 1 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7[b] | 10 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 36 | |
1959–60 | French Division 1 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 30 | |||
1960–61 | French Division 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | ||
1961–62 | French Division 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
Total | 131 | 122 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 145 | ||
Career total | 248 | 226 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 258 |
- ^ Appearance in Challenge des Champions
- ^ a b Appearances in European Cup
- ^ Appearance in Coupe Charles Drago
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
France | 1953 | 1 | 3 |
1954 | 0 | 0 | |
1955 | 0 | 0 | |
1956 | 1 | 0 | |
1957 | 1 | 0 | |
1958 | 12 | 18 | |
1959 | 4 | 7 | |
1960 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 21 | 30 |
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal[16]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 December 1953 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 1 | Luxembourg | 4–0 | 8–0 | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 6–0 | ||||||
3 | 7–0 | ||||||
4 | 13 March 1958 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 4 | Spain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly
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5 | 8 June 1958 | Idrottsparken, Norrköping , Sweden |
6 | Paraguay | 1–1 | 7–3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
6 | 2–1 | ||||||
7 | 5–3 | ||||||
8 | 11 June 1958 | Arosvallen, Västerås, Sweden | 7 | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
9 | 2–2 | ||||||
10 | 15 June 1958 | Eyravallen, Örebro , Sweden |
8 | Scotland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
11 | 19 June 1958 | Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden | 9 | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
12 | 3–0 | ||||||
13 | 24 June 1958 | Solna , Sweden |
10 | Brazil | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
14 | 28 June 1958 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 11 | West Germany | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
15 | 3–1 | ||||||
16 | 5–2 | ||||||
17 | 6–3 | ||||||
18 | 1 October 1958 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 12 | Greece | 2–0 | 7–1 | UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers |
19 | 6–1 | ||||||
20 | 5 October 1958 | Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria | 13 | Austria | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
21 | 9 November 1958 | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes , France |
15 | Italy | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
22 | 11 November 1959 | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France | 17 | Portugal | 1–0 | 5–3 | Friendly |
23 | 4–2 | ||||||
24 | 5–2 | ||||||
25 | 13 December 1959 | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes, France | 18 | Austria | 1–0 | 5–2 | UEFA Euro 1960 qualifiers |
26 | 2–0 | ||||||
27 | 4–2 | ||||||
28 | 17 December 1959 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 19 | Spain | 2–1 | 4–3 | Friendly |
29 | 16 March 1960 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 20 | Chile | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
30 | 5–0 |
Honours
Nice[17]
Reims[17]
- French Division 1: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62
- Coupe de France: 1957–58
- 1960
- 1958–59
France[17]
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1958
Individual
- Ballon d'Or third-place: 1958[18]
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1958
- French Division top scorer: 1957–58, 1959–60[19]
- European Cup top scorer: 1958–59[5]
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1994
- Golden Foot: 2003, as a football legend[20]
- FIFA 100: 2004[3]
References and notes
- ^ "Entreprise Fab Amenagement Constructions Sports" [Company Fab Amenagement Constructions Sports] (in French). Manageo. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
"Just Fontaine". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2019. - ^ Kaufman, Michelle. "Countdown to the World Cup – Total Soccer, Fútbol Total". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup star: Just Fontaine". Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Just Fontaine, France's record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89". The Guardian. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ™". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ Short, Joe (13 December 2022). "Most goals in a World Cup single tournament: All-time scoring records". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "1958 World Cup: Wales' Finest Hour". thefootballhistoryboys.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Just Fontaine dies aged 89". BBC Sport. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Record World Cup Scorer dies at 89". New Straits Times. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Golden Players take centre stage". Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "France legend Fontaine blasts forwards". ESPN. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "MatchID - Moteur de recherche des décès".
- ^ "Mort de Just Fontaine : les obsèques de l'ancien footballeur seront célébrées à Toulouse, le lundi 6 mars". La Dépêche du Midi. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Just Fontaine – Goals in International Matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Just Fontaine - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Just Fontaine at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1958". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Saison 1959/1960 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
External links
- UEFA.com – France's Golden Player
- Profile on French federation official site
- Just Fontaine at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Just Fontaine at FootballDatabase.eu