Jacques "Jacky" Laposte (born 24 March 1952) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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. He spent his entire senior career at

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Club career

Laposte began his career in his hometown club of

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in La Trinité,

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. In 1972, alongside fellow Trinitaire

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, he joined

, who was in the Division 3 at the time. He helped the club gain successive promotions to the Division 1, notably scoring a 25-meter volley in a 6–1 win over

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on 12 May 1974 in the Division 2. In 1977, Laposte suffered a serious knee injury, which sidelined him for the entirety of the 1977–78 season. He left PSG in 1979, having scored 17 goals and made a total of 175 appearances, and subsequently retired.

International career

While at Paris Saint-Germain, Laposte became a U21 international for France. He went on to play for the France Military team as well.

After football

After retiring in 1979, Laposte went back to live in Martinique, working as a hospital worker.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laposte, Jacques Living people 1952 births French footballers Martiniquais footballers Association football midfielders France youth international footballers French people of Martiniquais descent People from La Trinité, Martinique Black French sportspeople La Gauloise de Trinité (football) players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players French Division 3 (1971–1993) players