Georges Carnus (born 13 August 1940) is a French former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. At international level, he made 36 appearances for the France national team.

Career

Carnus was part of the France national team's squad for the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England where he remained Marcel Aubour's substitute. He later signed with AS Saint-Étienne, winning his first titles. His successes with ''les Verts'' and his talent as a goalkeeper allowed him to take Aubour's titular spot in France's goal after the

1966 World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 July to 30 July 1966. The England national football team defeated West Germany 4-2 in the ...

.In 1971, he surprisingly left Saint-Étienne, along with teammate

Bernard Bosquier Bernard Bosquier (born 19 June 1942 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a French former international footballer who played as a defender. Career Bosquier came up from Olympique Alès, and signed with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1961, where ...

for Olympique de Marseille.Their combination in ''l'OMs defense was full of success, and Marseille won

French Division 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

and

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

in 1972.

Honours

Saint-Étienne * Division 1: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 *

: 1967–68, 1969–70 Marseille *Division 1: 1971–72 *Coupe de France: 1971–72

References

External links

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Profile on French federation official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carnus, Georges 1942 births Living people French footballers France international footballers Association football goalkeepers 1966 FIFA World Cup players Stade Français (association football) players AS Saint-Étienne players Olympique de Marseille players Ligue 1 players Pays d'Aix FC players