Armand Penverne (26 November 1926 – 27 February 2012) was a French

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defender and coach. He played the majority of his professional career for

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional association football, football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2017–18 Ligue 2, 2018. ...

winning four

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s and appearing in one

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final. He made 39 appearances for the France national team scoring twice. After retiring as a player, Penverne severed as coach of

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from July to December 1962 before becoming the technical director of the local club La Ciotat during the 1963–64 season. On 28 February 2012, he died at the age of 85.Former France captain Penverne dies
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Honours

Reims * Division 1: 1948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58; runner-up: 1946–47, 1953–54 * Coupe de France: 1949–50, 1957–58 * Trophée des Champions: 1955, 1958 *

runner-up: 1955–56 * Latin Cup: 1953; runner-up: 1955

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* * * * 1926 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Morbihan Association football defenders Footballers from Brittany French footballers Stade de Reims players Red Star F.C. players Limoges FC players France international footballers 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players French football managers Olympique de Marseille managers {{france-footy-defender-1920s-stub