Roger Scotti (29 July 1925 – 12 December 2001) was a French

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who played as a

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Career

Scotti spent his entire career with Olympique de Marseille. He also held the record for most games played under the Olympian colors: 453 match and competitions in all. Until he was passed by

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in 2018. He played his first match for the France national team on 1 November 1950 against

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, and his final game was on 7 October 1956 against

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. He was noted as friendly and sportsmanlike.

Honours

Marseille *

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: 1947–48 *

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: 1942–43 Individual * Player having the most worn jersey in the Olympique de Marseille: 452 matches combined.

References

fff.fr Profile in FrenchOMI 1899 Profile in English
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