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Roger Piantoni

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French footballer (1931–2018)

Key facts

Date of birth
( 1931-12-26 ) 26 December 1931
Place of birth
Étain , France
Date of death
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26) (aged 86)
Place of death
Ludres , France
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Inside forward
1946 1950
US Piennes
Years
Team
1950 1957
Nancy
1957 1964
Reims
1964 1966
Nice
1952 1961
France

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Piantoni (26 December 1931 – 26 May 2018) was a French footballer who played as an inside-forward and was a star on the France national team in the late 1950s. During the 1949–1950 season, he was the champion of Lorraine with his team, and was the top scorer in the league with 35 goals. At the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Piantoni was considered one of the best French players of his time. He was nicknamed Bout d'chou, meaning "Cabbage Tip", ranking as the sixth top scorer in the French Championship with a total of 203 goals in Division 1.

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