Claude Bourrigault (28 January 1932 – 24 August 2021) was a French footballer who played midfielder.[2] He was the brother-in-law of Raymond Kopa.[3]

Claude Bourrigault
Personal information
Date of birth 28 January 1932
Place of birth Mazé, France
Date of death 24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 89)
Place of death Avrillé, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1963 Angers 310 (26)
1963–1964 Rennes 12 (0[1])
1964–1965 Angers 3 (0)
Total 325 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Born in Mazé, Bourrigault spent most of his career with Angers SCO. He joined the club in 1954, when it was part of Division 2.[4] He played a role in Angers' rise to Division 1 in 1956 and played in the final of the 1957 Coupe de France, a loss to Toulouse FC. He scored the final goal of the game, but it was not enough to counter six goals from Toulouse.

For the 1963–64 season, Bourrigault played for Stade Rennais, although for only twelve games. He then returned to Angers, where he played one final season before retiring.

Claude Bourrigault died in Avrillé on 24 August 2021 at the age of 89.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Loire, Claude (1994). Le Stade rennais, fleuron du football breton 1901-1991 (in French). Éditions Apogée.
  2. ^ "Disparition : Claude Bourrigault (ex-Angers) est mort". L'Équipe (in French). Angers. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Elus". anjou.foot (in French).
  4. ^ "Claude Bourrigault". footballdatabase.eu (in French).
  5. ^ Bouton, Jordan (24 August 2021). "Football. Claude Bourrigault, icône d'Angers-SCO, est décédé à l'âge de 89 ans". maville.com (in French). Angers. Retrieved 26 August 2021.