Just Fontaine has passed away

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-01-2023, 07:00 AM

French former soccer player Just Fontaine passed away today, Wednesday. He was born on 18 August 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco and played for USM Casablanca, OGC Nice and Stade de Reims.

He played his first international game in Paris, France on 17 December 1953, scoring a hat trick (three goals within the same game) when Team France defeated Team Luxembourg, 8–0 in a qualifying game for the 1954 FIFA Soccer World Cup in Switzerland.

In June 1958, when the FIFA Soccer World Cup was played in Sweden, the French won a bronze medal and Just Fontaine became the tournament topscorer with 13 goals.

After giving up his player career, he became a coach and coached both Team France (1967) and Team Morocco (1979–1981).

03-01-2023, 07:00 AM	#1
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Just Fontaine has passed away French former soccer player Just Fontaine passed away today, Wednesday. He was born on 18 August 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco and played for USM Casablanca, OGC Nice and Stade de Reims. He played his first international game in Paris, France on 17 December 1953, scoring a hat trick (three goals within the same game) when Team France defeated Team Luxembourg, 8–0 in a qualifying game for the 1954 FIFA Soccer World Cup in Switzerland. In June 1958, when the FIFA Soccer World Cup was played in Sweden, the French won a bronze medal and Just Fontaine became the tournament topscorer with 13 goals. After giving up his player career, he became a coach and coached both Team France (1967) and Team Morocco (1979–1981). Last edited by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan; 03-01-2023 at 07:11 AM.