René-Pierre Quentin (born 5 August 1943 in
Collombey-Muraz
Collombey-Muraz is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Monthey (district), Monthey in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. There was an oil refinery in the town.
History
Collombey is first men ...
) is a former
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
*Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
*Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
* Swiss Internation ...
football
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player.
He got 34 caps and 9 goals for
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, playing two games at 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 ...
. He scored Switzerland's only goal in the tournament, against Spain.
He is the "uncle" of
Yvan, also
Swiss international.
References
1943 births
Living people
Swiss footballers
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Switzerland international footballers
Association football midfielders
FC Sion players
FC Zürich players
Swiss-French people
Sportspeople from Valais
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