François Remetter (8 August 1928 – 30 September 2022)[1] was a French footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He was the last surviving member of the French 1954 FIFA World Cup squad.

François Remetter
Remetter in 1950
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-08-08)8 August 1928
Place of birth Strasbourg, France
Date of death 30 September 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 94)
Place of death Strasbourg, France
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Strasbourg
1949–1950 Thillot
1950–1954 Metz 131 (0)
1954–1957 Sochaux 102 (0)
1957–1958 Bordeaux 36 (0)
1958–1959 Grenoble 37 (0)
1959–1960 Limoges 37 (0)
1960–1964 Strasbourg 130 (0)
1964–1966 Limoges 86 (0)
1966–1968 Vauban Strasbourg
International career
1953–1959 France 26 (0)
Medal record
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1958 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Remetter played for France at the World Cup finals of 1954 and 1958.

References and notes

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  1. ^ François Remetter, gardien emblématique du Racing et des Bleus, s’est envolé (in French)
  2. ^ "Francois Remetter".
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