Roger Piantoni
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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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