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Full name | Bernard Genghini | ||
Date of birth | 18 January 1958 | ||
Place of birth | Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1976–1982 | Sochaux | 181 | (60) |
1982–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 36 | (8) |
1983–1986 | AS Monaco | 106 | (46) |
1986 | Servette | ||
1986–1988 | Marseille | 36 | (3) |
1988–1989 | Bordeaux | 4 | (1) |
National team | |||
1980–1986 | France | 27 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
1992–1995 | Mulhouse | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Bernard Genghini (born 18 January 1958 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Haut-Rhin) is a French former football midfielder.
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He earned 27 caps and scored 6 goals for the France national football team. He played in three major international tournaments: the 1982 FIFA World Cup (4th place), Euro 84 (champions), and the 1986 FIFA World Cup (3rd place).
Genghini is one of five players who have scored twice from a direct free kick in World Cup history. The others are Pelé, Rivelino, Teófilo Cubillas, and David Beckham.
He is the father from Benjamin Genghini, also a professional football player.
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