Just Fontaine
 Fontaine in 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1953–1960 | France | 21 | (30) | |||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | France | |||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Luchon | |||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Toulouse | |||||||||||||
| 1979–1981 | Morocco | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
Just Louis Fontaine (18 August 1933 – 1 March 2023) was a French former football player and manager. He had played for France national team.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in European Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Coupe Charles Drago
International
[change | change source]| 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[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | Råsunda Stadium, 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
[change | change source]Nice[4]
Reims[4]
- French Division 1: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62
- Coupe de France: 1957–58
- Trophée des Champions: 1958, 1960
- European Cup: runner-up 1958–59
France[4]
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1958
Individual
- Ballon d'Or third-place: 1958[5]
- FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 1958
- French Division top scorer: 1957–58, 1959–60[6]
- European Cup top scorer: 1958–59[7]
- FIFA Order of Merit: 1994
- Golden Foot: 2003, as a football legend[8]
- FIFA 100: 2004[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "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. - ↑ "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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Just Fontaine at FootballDatabase.eu
- ↑ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1958". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ "Saison 1959/1960 Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe Charles Drago, Classement, Résultats". www.pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ "Just Fontaine, France's record World Cup goalscorer, dies aged 89". The Guardian. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Legends". Golden Foot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pele's list of the greatest". BBC Sport. 4 March 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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