Roger Rio (13 February 1913 in Dunkerque – 23 April 1999) was a French

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

er. He played for

FC Rouen Football Club de Rouen 1899 (; commonly referred to as simply FC Rouen) is a French association football club based in Rouen, Normandy. The club was formed in 1899 and currently plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French foot ...

, and earned 18 caps and scored 4 goals for the

France national football team The France national football team (french: Équipe de France de football) represents France in men's international football matches. It is governed by the French Football Federation (FFF; ), the governing body for football in France. It is ...

, and played in the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934. The 1934 World Cup was the first in w ...

. He was the father of

Patrice Rio Patrice Rio (born 15 August 1948 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a French former football defender who obtained a total number of 17 international caps for the France national football team in the 1970s. Playing for FC Nantes (1970– ...

, who represented France at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

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1913 births 1999 deaths French footballers France men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players FC Rouen players 1934 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders {{france-footy-midfielder-stub