Bruno Bellone

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Bruno Bellone
Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-03-14) 14 March 1962
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left Winger
Youth career
	Cannet-Rocheville
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1980–1987	AS Monaco FC	205	(55)
1987–1988	AS Cannes	26	(9)
1988–1989	Montpellier HSC	13	(2)
1989–1990	AS Cannes	31	(5)
Total		275	(71)
National team
1981–1988	France	34	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Bruno Bellone (born 14 March 1962 in Toulon) is a former French international footballer who played as winger, and who earned 34 caps and scored two goals for the France national football team from 1981 to 1988. One of the goals was in the final of the UEFA Euro 1984, where France defeated Spain 2–0 to win the title. He was also in France's 1982 and 1986 World Cup teams.

It was the quarter-final match against Brazil in 1986 for which he will most be remembered, for two incidents. Firstly, as the end of extra-time approached, he had a clear opportunity to score the winning goal, as he rounded Brazil goalkeeper Carlos Roberto Gallo on the edge of the area. As he went passed, Carlos blocked him, knocking him off balance and unable to reach the ball in time to score. The referee did not even give a foul, let alone a red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity.^[1] In the shoot-out, Bellone took France's third penalty. It hit the post and rebounded onto Carlos and then back into the goal. Despite Brazilian protests, the goal was allowed to stand. France manager Henri Michel, confronted after the game with the possibility that Bellone's penalty should not have stood, pointed to the Carlos incident in open play and said 'There was a certain justice in that'. In fact, the following year, the laws of football were clarified in favour of the referee's decision.^[2]

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v t e France squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place

1 Baratelli 2 Amoros 3 Battiston 4 Bossis 5 Janvion 6 Lopez 7 Mahut 8 Trésor 9 Genghini 10 Platini (c) 11 Girard 12 Giresse 13 Larios 14 Tigana 15 Bellone 16 Couriol 17 Lacombe 18 Rocheteau 19 Six 20 Soler 21 Castaneda 22 Ettori Coach: Hidalgo

v t e France squad – UEFA Euro 1984 Winners (1st Title)

1 Bats 2 Amoros 3 Domergue 4 Bossis 5 Battiston 6 Fernández 7 Ferreri 8 Bravo 9 Genghini 10 Platini (c) 11 Bellone 12 Giresse 13 Six 14 Tigana 15 Le Roux 16 Rocheteau 17 Lacombe 18 Tusseau 19 Bergeroo 20 Rust Coach: Hidalgo

v t e France squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup Third Place

1 Bats 2 Amoros 3 Ayache 4 Battiston 5 Bibard 6 Bossis 7 Le Roux 8 Tusseau 9 Fernández 10 Platini (c) 11 Ferreri 12 Giresse 13 Genghini 14 Tigana 15 Vercruysse 16 Bellone 17 Papin 18 Rocheteau 19 Stopyra 20 Xuereb 21 Bergeroo 22 Rust Coach: Michel

Persondata
Name	Bellone, Bruno
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	14 March 1962
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Date of death
Place of death

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