Raymond Kopaszewski

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Raymond Kopaszewski, better known as Raymond Kopa, was a legendary French footballer renowned for his playmaking brilliance with Stade de Reims and Real Madrid in the 1950s.

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instanceOf French international footballer
association football player
human
alsoKnownAs Raymond Kopa NERFINISHED
awardReceived Ballon d'Or NERFINISHED
captained France national football team (periods in late 1950s) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness (reported as prolonged illness)
clubCareer Real Madrid CF 1956–1959 NERFINISHED
Stade de Reims 1951–1956
Stade de Reims 1959–1967
clubCareerStart Angers SCO NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1931-10-13
dateOfDeath 2017-03-03
domesticLeagueTitles French Division 1 champion with Stade de Reims
La Liga champion with Real Madrid
era 1950s football
EuropeanCupTitles three consecutive titles with Real Madrid 1957–1959
FIFAWorldCupBestResult third place 1958 with France
FIFAWorldCupParticipation 1954 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
1958 FIFA World Cup NERFINISHED
height approximately 1.68 m
heritage Polish descent
honour Ballon d'Or winner 1958
inductedInto FIFA 100 list (greatest living players, selected by Pelé) NERFINISHED
French Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
leaguePlayedIn French Division 1 NERFINISHED
La Liga NERFINISHED
name Raymond Kopaszewski NERFINISHED
nationalTeam France national football team NERFINISHED
nicknamed Napoleon of football NERFINISHED
notableFor dribbling skills
playmaking ability
vision and creativity
occupation professional footballer
placeOfBirth Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Angers, France NERFINISHED
playedFor Angers SCO NERFINISHED
Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED
Stade de Reims NERFINISHED
positionPlayed attacking midfielder
forward
sexOrGender male
shirtNumber 10 (France national team)
styleOfPlay quick, agile dribbler
technical playmaker
UEFAClubCompetition European Cup winner with Real Madrid
yearsActive 1949–1967

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Raymond Kopa fullName Raymond Kopaszewski