Dominique Colonna

Dominique Colonna (4 September 1928 – 12 September 2023) was a French footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Colonna was born in Corte, Haute-Corse.[2] He played for the French national team from 1957 to 1961 and for the Cameroon national team from 1965 to 1970. He won the Coupe de France in 1958.

Dominique Colonna
Dominique Colonna (1955).jpg
Colonna in 1955
Personal information
Date of birth(1928-09-04)4 September 1928
Place of birthCorte, France
Date of death12 September 2023(2023-09-12) (aged 95)
Place of deathCorte, France
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Youth career
USC Corte
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–1949Montpellier12(0)
1949–1955Stade Français101(0)
1955–1957Nice55(0)
1957–1963Reims172(0)
Total340(0)
National team
1957–1961France13(0)
Teams managed
1965–1970Cameroon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Colonna died in Corte, France on 12 September 2023, one week after his 95th birthday.[3]

Honours

Nice

Reims

References

  1. Dominique Colonna at WorldFootball.net
  2. Biography: Colonna, Dominique
  3. "Dominique Colonna, legendary goalkeeper of Reims and the French team, has died". Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

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