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Roger Piantoni

Roger Piantoni

French Soccer player


Dead at 86 years
Birthday
Saturday
He is born 92 years, 4 months and 0 day ago
Death date
Saturday

He is dead since 5 years and 11 months
Birthplace
Étain, France
Nationality: french France
Birth sign: Capricorn
Chinese birth sign: Goat
Height

174 cm

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.

Source : Wikipedia