Roger Bocquet (9 April 1921 – 10 March 1994)
[ ] was a Swiss footballer during the 1940s and 1950s. He played as a half-back and was a participant at the
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
and
1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...
. He insisted on playing during the 1954 World Cup (and played all four matches) despite suffering from a brain tumour. He was later operated on and recovered.
Bocquet won 48 caps for
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in total and scored 2 goals. He played his club football for the Lausanne Sports Club.
He died in March 1994.
References
Official FIFA page
1921 births
1994 deaths
Swiss men's footballers
Switzerland international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
Footballers from Geneva
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Association football defenders
Swiss football managers
FC Lausanne-Sport managers
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