Just Fontaine
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| Just Fontaine[1][2] | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Just Fontaine | |
| Date of birth | August 18, 1933 | |
| Place of birth | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| Height | 1.74 m | |
| Nickname | Justo | |
| 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 de Reims |
? (?) 69 (42) 131 (122) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1953–60 | France | 21 (30) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1967 1973-1976 1978-1979 1979-1981 |
France Paris SG Toulouse FC Morocco |
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Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco) is a former French football player. He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958. 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 four World Cup tournaments, though he only played in three).He is widely considered one of the best strikers ever.
Though born in Marrakech, he moved to Casablanca where he attended the Lycée Lyautey.
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 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. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the Ligue 1, and twice won the championship; in 1958 and 1960.
Wearing the blue shirt of France, Fontaine's statistics are even more impressive. On his debut with the team on December 17, 1953, Fontaine scored a hat trick as France defeated Luxembourg 8-0. 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. This tally secured him the Golden Boot for that tournament.
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. 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].
| Preceded by Sándor Kocsis |
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe 1958 |
Succeeded by Leonel Sánchez, Garrincha, Vavá, Valentin Ivanov, Flórián Albert and Dražan Jerković |
| Preceded by José Arribas and Jean Snella |
French national football coach 1967 |
Succeeded by Louis Dugauguez |
