Claude Papi

Claude Papi (16 April 1949 – 28 January 1983) was a French football midfielder who is regarded as the all-time best player for the SC Bastia.

Claude Papi

Papi in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-04-16)16 April 1949
Place of birth	Porto-Vecchio, France
Date of death	28 January 1983(1983-01-28) (aged 33)
Place of death	Porto-Vecchio, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1982	Bastia	410	(115)
International career
1973–1978	France	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, Papi played his entire career for SC Bastia.^[1] He led Bastia to the 1978 UEFA Cup Final, scoring seven goals that season. Papi remains the all-time leading scorer for Bastia with 134 goals in 479 games.

International career

Papi was a member of the France national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. His only World Cup appearance came in a 3–1 group match win against Hungary.

Death

Papi died on 28 January 1983 at the age of 33 of a ruptured aneurysm.^[2]

Honours

Bastia

• Ligue 2: 1967–68
• Coupe de France: 1980–81
• Challenge des champions: 1972
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 1978

See also

• List of one-club men in association football