Robert Jonquet
French footballer (1925–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Henri Jonquet (3 May 1925 – 17 December 2008) was a French footballer who played as a defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Reims, winning five French championships and appearing in two European Cup finals. He is considered one of the best central defenders of his time.[1]
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Full name | Robert Henri Jonquet | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1925-05-03)3 May 1925 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 17 December 2008(2008-12-17) (aged 83) | |||||||||||||
Place of death | Reims, France | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1937–1941 | Robinson | |||||||||||||
1941–1942 | Châtenay-Malabry | |||||||||||||
1941–1942 | SS Voltaire de Paris | |||||||||||||
1942–1945 | Reims | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1945–1960 | Reims | 502 | (9) | |||||||||||
1960–1962 | Strasbourg | 55 | (3) | |||||||||||
Total | 557 | (12) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1948–1960 | France | 58 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1961–1964 | Strasbourg | |||||||||||||
1964–1967 | Reims | |||||||||||||
Romilly-sur-Seine | ||||||||||||||
Épernay | ||||||||||||||
1978–1980 | Châlons-sur-Marne | |||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Reims | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Nicknamed "The Hero of Highbury" after an outstanding individual performance against England in London in 1951, Jonquet was integral to the France national team of the 1950s, playing at the World Cup finals of 1954 and 1958.