Jean Petit (25 September 1949 – 23 January 2024) was a French
football
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midfielder
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, who earned twelve international caps (one goal) for the France national team during the late 1970s. Petit played much of his professional career for
AS Monaco, with whom he won the French title in 1978. He was a member of the
France
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team in the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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. Petit died on 23 January 2024, at the age of 74.
References
External links
Profile at France Football Federation
1949 births
2024 deaths
French men's footballers
Footballers from Toulouse
Men's association football midfielders
France men's international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Ligue 1 players
AS Monaco FC players
French football managers
Ligue 1 managers
AS Monaco FC managers
AS Monaco FC non-playing staff
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
French expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Monaco
20th-century French sportsmen
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