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Jean Petit (25 September 1949 – 23 January 2024) was a French
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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
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. Petit died on 23 January 2024, at the age of 74.


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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 {{France-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub