Roger Piantoni

Roger Piantoni (26 December 1931 – 26 May 2018) was a French footballer. He was born in Étain, Meause. He played for the French national team from 1952 to 1961. He also played for Nancy, Reims and Nice.

Roger Piantoni
Roger Piantoni 1970.jpg
Piantoni in 1970
Personal information
Date of birth(1931-12-26)26 December 1931
Place of birthÉtain, France
Date of death26 May 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 86)
Place of deathLudres,[1] France
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionInside-forward
Youth career
1946–1950US Piennes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–1957Nancy239(91)
1957–1964Reims198(145)
1964–1966Nice48(20)
Total485(256)
National team
1952–1961France37(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Piantoni died in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle on 26 May 2018 at the age of 86.[2]

Honours

Reims

France

Individual

References

  1. "Ludres (54) - Décès de Roger Piantoni".
  2. L'ancien international lorrain Roger Piantoni est décédé (in French)