Christian Piot (born 4 October 1947 in

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) is a retired

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football

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who won the

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in 1972 while at

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. He played 40 times and scored 1 goal for the

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between 1969 and 1977, starting in a 0–4 defeat to

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on 19 October 1969. Piot was in the team for the 1970 World Cup and for the

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Honours

Player

Standard Liege *

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: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 *

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: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1966–67; runners-up: 1971–72, 1972–73 *

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: 1975 *

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: 1971

International

Belgium

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(

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)

Individual

: 1972

International goals

Source: 11v11

References

External links

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Profile at Standard de Liège
* 1947 births Living people People from Seraing Footballers from Liège Province Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Association football goalkeepers Belgian Pro League players Standard Liège players 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1972 players Belgian football managers {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub