French footballer (1936–2021)
Gérard Aygoui|
Date of birth |
5 October 1936 |
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Place of birth |
Montpellier, France |
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Date of death |
12 March 2021(2021-03-12) (aged 84) |
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Place of death |
Montpellier, France |
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Height |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1953–1955 |
Montpellier |
9 |
(0) |
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1957–1964 |
Marseille |
73 |
(27) |
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1963–1964 |
→ Nîmes |
6 |
(2) |
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Total |
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88 |
(29) |
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1960 |
France |
0 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gérard Aygoui (5 October 1936 – 12 March 2021) was a French footballer who played as a forward.[1]
Biography
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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