(N. Luttiau/The Team) The emblematic coach of Auxerre Guy Roux (in the center) was present at the Saint-Etienne cathedral in Toulouse. He was just 19 when Just Fontaine scored his 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.Daniel Hechter (behind him), former president of PSG, was also present when the latter had appointed Fontaine...
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The Stade de Reims tribute program to Just Fontaine
In addition to a gigantic Tifo that the “Ultrem”, the ultras of the Stade de Reims, will unveil when the players enter the field just before the match against AC Ajaccio on Sunday (15, 26th day of Ligue 1) and the traditional moment of contemplation, the Champagne club has found an original way to pay...
Jean-Marc Pilorget on Just Fontaine: “A teacher’s relationship with the youngest”
Jean-Marc Pilorget (former PSG player, 1975-1987) who made his professional debut with Just Fontaine as coach: “You inform me of his disappearance. It is a great sadness. How not to have respect for this gentleman who gave me my chance as a professional? I was not yet 17 when he made me join the pro...
Philippe Diallo, acting president of the FFF, salute in Just Fontaine “an emblematic figure”
After the disappearance of Just Fontaine, tributes flow into French football. The acting president of the FFF Philippe Diallo split on the Federation’s website of a message stating that “The death of Just Fontaine plunges French football into deep emotion and immense sadness”. “Just Fontaine left its mark on French and international football. He was...
Philippe Piat, president of the UNFP: “(Just Fontaine) was a very committed footballer”
Philippe Piat, president of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP): “”Justo” was part of a generation of precursors, with Raymond Kopa and Roger Piantoni. On the sporting level, he was part of the French teams which were successful (3rd in the 1958 World Cup) before we experience a crossing of the desert. His career...
Just Fontaine’s record, 13 goals in the legend during the 1958 World Cup
France-Paraguay (7-3): three goals Obsessed with Raymond Kopa, the Paraguayan defense forgets Just Fontaine who offers himself a hat-trick (24th, 30th, 68th) for the entry of the Blues into the tournament. The Rémois, whose shoes did not resist the preparation, turns out to be at ease in the crampons loaned by the Angevin Stéphane Bruey...
The most beautiful matches in the history of the Blues in the World Cup
1958: an offensive festival against the FRG for a first podium Outclassed by Brazil in the semi-finals of the Swedish World Cup in 1958 (2-5), the France team is opposed to the reigning world champion FRG during the small final. A sign of football from another time, the Blues won 6 goals to 3, with...