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Robert Jonquet
Football, Football player
1925 – 2008
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Who was Robert Jonquet?
Robert Jonquet was a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Stade de Reims, winning five French championships and appearing in two European Cup finals. He is considered as one of the best central defender of his time.
Nicknamed "The Hero of Highbury" after an outstanding individual performance against England in London in 1951, Jonquet was integral to the French national teams of the 1950s, playing at the World Cup finals of 1954 and 1958.
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- Born
- May 3, 1925
Paris - Also known as
- The Hero of Highbury
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Employment
- Rumilly
- French National Football Team
(1947 - ) - Stade de Reims
(1946 - 1947)
- Died
- Dec 18, 2008
Reims
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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