François Remetter (8 August 1928 – 30 September 2022) was a French
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
[ ] He was the last surviving member of the French
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. Switzer ...
squad.
International career
Remetter played for
France
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at the
World Cup
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finals of
1954 and
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
.
References and notes
External links
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Player bio at the official web site of the French Football Federation
Profile at racingstub.com
1928 births
2022 deaths
Footballers from Strasbourg
French people of German descent
French men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
France men's international footballers
Ligue 1 players
RC Strasbourg Alsace players
FC Metz players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Limoges FC players
AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
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