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French footballer (1936–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gérard Aygoui (5 October 1936 – 12 March 2021) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 October 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Montpellier, France | ||
Date of death | 12 March 2021 84) | (aged||
Place of death | Montpellier, France | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1953–1955 | Montpellier | 9 | (0) |
1957–1964 | Marseille | 73 | (27) |
1963–1964 | → Nîmes | 6 | (2) |
Total | 88 | (29) | |
International career | |||
1960 | France | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aygoui began his career with Montpellier HSC before joining Olympique de Marseille in 1957. He played 21 games in Division 1 for the team, scoring 2 goals, as well as 52 games in Division 2 with 21 goals.[2] He scored 13 goals in the 1960–61 season, including a hat trick against US Boulogne.[3] In 1962, he played a Europa League match for Marseille against the Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise in which he scored one goal in a loss.[4] He was selected to play for France in the 1960 Summer Olympics, but did not appear in a match.[5]
Gérard Aygoui died in Montpellier on 12 March 2021 at the age of 84.[6]
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