Roger Scotti

French footballer (1925–2001)

Roger Scotti
Personal information
Date of birth 29 July 1925
Place of birth Marseille, France
Date of death 12 December 2001(2001-12-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Marseille, France
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1958 Marseille 403 (59)
International career
1950–1956 France[1] 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Scotti (29 July 1925 – 12 December 2001) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Scotti spent his entire career with Olympique de Marseille.[2] He also held the record for most games played under the Olympian colors: 453 match and competitions in all.[3] Until he was passed by Steve Mandanda in 2018.

He played his first match for the France national team on 1 November 1950 against Belgium, and his final game was on 7 October 1956 against Hungary.[4]

He was noted as friendly and sportsmanlike.[5]

Honours

Marseille

  • French Division 1: 1947–48
  • Coupe de France: 1942–43

Individual

  • Player having the most worn jersey in the Olympique de Marseille: 452[6] matches combined.

References

  1. ^ "Scotti, Roger". national-football-teams.com. national-football-teams. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Scotti Roger, Football en France". pari-et-gagne. PARI-ET-GAGNE. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Fiche de Roger Scotti". ohaime-passion.com. OhaiMe-Passion. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Roger SCOTTI >> Milieu de Terrain". om1899. OMI1899.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ Démon, Soproni. "Football PLAYER: Roger Scotti". eu-football.info. EU Football.info. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Mandanda aurait aimé partir". lephoceen. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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  • OMI 1899 Profile in English


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