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

Piantoni in 1970
Personal information
Date of birth	(1931-12-26)26 December 1931
Place of birth	Étain, France
Date of death	26 May 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 86)
Place of death	Ludres,[1] France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
1946–1950	US Piennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1957	Nancy	239	(91)
1957–1964	Reims	198	(145)
1964–1966	Nice	48	(20)
Total		485	(256)
International career
1952–1961	France	37	(18)
Medal record Representing  France FIFA World Cup 1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Honours

Reims

• Division 1: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62
• Coupe de France: 1957–58
• Coupe Mohamed V: 1962
• European Cup runner-up: 1958–59

France

• FIFA World Cup third place: 1958

Individual

• Division 1 top scorer: 1950–51, 1960–61