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Raymond Kopa (né Kopaszewski; 13 October 1931 – 3 March 2017) was a French professional footballer, integral to the France national team of the 1950s. At club level he was part of the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, winning three European Cups.
- 13 October 1931
- Raymond Kopaszewski
- 3 March 2017 (aged 85)
- Nœux-les-Mines, France
Mar 3, 2017 · Raymond Kopa, one of the first major French soccer stars and a former Real Madrid attacking midfielder who, small of stature, was known as the Napoleon of football, died on Friday in Angers,...
Mar 3, 2017 · The footballer Raymond Kopa, who has died aged 85, is best remembered for a series of superb performances for France that helped his country to third place in the World Cup finals of 1958. But...
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PARIS (AP) — Raymond Kopa, a former Real Madrid attacking midfielder known as the “Napoleon of football” who became the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died. He was 85. According to family members who spoke to local newspaper Le Courrier de l’Ouest, Kopa died Friday morning after being hospitalized last week.
Mar 3, 2017 · Raymond Kopa was one of the stars of the Real Madrid side that dominated European football in the late 1950s and won the Ballon d’Or in 1958. He also played 45 times for France and was the first footballer to receive the Legion d’honneur in 1970.
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Nov 20, 2019 · The rare genius of Raymond Kopa. 20/11/2019 by Gary Thacker. The player who would ascend to legend as one of the outstanding footballers of the late-1950s, accumulating three European Cup winners medals, multiple league titles, continental trophies and a Ballon d’Or award in 1958, Raymond Kopaszewski was born in October 1931.
Mar 3, 2017 · Associated Press. Fri 3 Mar 2017 05.08 EST. Raymond Kopa, a former Real Madrid attacking midfielder who became the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or, has died. He was 85.
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