French football legend Fontaine dies at the age of 89

Just Fontaine, the French all-time top scorer in single World Cup finals with 13 goals, has died aged 89. Fontaine achieved the record in the 1958 finals in Sweden where France reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history. Fontaine was born. Fontaine - who was born in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on August 18, 1933but represented France internationally - is best known for scoring the most goals in a single World Cup after he netted 13 times in just six matches in the 1958 tournament in Sweden. Legend Fontaine has appeared in France's 21 games including the semi-finals of the 1958 edition, during which he scored 30 goals. He scored 42 goals in 69 appearances for the club - and Reims, netting 122 times in 131 games. He also wore the shirts of the Moroccan Sports Federation, Nice, and Reims. On the level of training, he assumed the leadership of the French national team in 1967, but he did not stay long at the head of the coaching staff after losing the first two friendly matches. Fontaine also supervised the training of Paris Saint-Germain from 1973 to 1976, and promoted the team to the ranks of the first division in 1974, and ended his coaching career with the Moroccan national team, as he led it to third place in the African Cup of Nations in 1980.


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