Guy Van Sam (20 December 1935 – 8 February 2024) was a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a striker for Montpellier,

RC Paris Racing Club de France Football (, also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Matra Racing, Racing Club, or Racing) is a French association football club based in Colombes, a suburb of Paris. Racing was founded in 1882 as a multi-discipline spor ...

, and

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

. He made three appearances for the France national team.

Personal life

Guy was born in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

on 20 December 1935 to a

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ese father and a Lebanese mother. He died in

on 8 February 2024, at the age of 88.Monsieur Guy Van Sam

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* * 1935 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Beirut French people of Vietnamese descent French people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent French men's footballers Men's association football forwards France men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Montpellier HSC players Racing Club de France Football players SC Toulon players {{france-footy-forward-1930s-stub