Jacques "Jacky" Simon (25 March 1941 – 5 December 2017) 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 le ...
who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He was part of
France national team at the
FIFA World Cup 1966
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...
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1941 births
2017 deaths
Sportspeople from Manche
French footballers
Footballers from Normandy
Association football midfielders
France international footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Ligue 1 players
AS Cherbourg Football players
FC Nantes players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Red Star F.C. players
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