Jean-Paul Fernand Gabriel Bertrand-Demanes (born 13 May 1952) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He earned eleven international caps for the France national team during the 1970s and was part of the
France national team in the
1978 FIFA World Cup. Professionally Bertrand-Demanes spent his whole career with
FC Nantes
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(1969–1987).
During the 1978 World Cup he played in the matches against
Italy
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and
Argentina
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, but was injured in the latter match after he crashed his spine against a goalpost and had to be substituted. He never played for France again.
See also
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One-club man
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
Footballers from Casablanca
French footballers
Association football goalkeepers
France international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Ligue 1 players
FC Nantes players
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