Jacques Laposte

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Jacques Laposte
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Laposte with Paris Saint-Germain in the 1977–78 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-03-24) 24 March 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth La Trinité, Martinique, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
La Gauloise de Trinité
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 139 (14)
International career
France U21
France Military
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacques "Jacky" Laposte (born 24 March 1952) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire senior career at Paris Saint-Germain.

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Club career

Laposte began his career in his hometown club of La Gauloise de Trinité in La Trinité, Martinique. In 1972, he and fellow Trinitaire Christian André joined Paris Saint-Germain, then in the Division 3. He helped the club gain successive promotions to the Division 1, notably scoring a 25-meter volley in a 6–1 win over Arles on 12 May 1974 in the Division 2. [1] [2]

In 1977, Laposte suffered a serious knee injury, which sidelined him for the entirety of the 1977–78 season. [3] He left PSG in 1979, having scored 17 goals in 175 appearances, and subsequently retired. [4]

International career

While at Paris Saint-Germain, Laposte became a U21 international for France. [3] He went on to play for the France Military team as well. [5]

After football

After retiring, Laposte returned to Martinique, where he became a hospital worker. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "le but du jour, 12 Mai 1974 : Jacques Laposte contre Arles" [the goal of the day, 12 May 1974: Jacques Laposte against Arles]. Paris.canal-historique (in French). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "PSG – Arles 6-1, 12/05/74, Division 2 73-74". Histoire du PSG (in French). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "que sont devenus les héros de PSG-Valenciennes ?" [what happened to the heroes of PSG-Valenciennes?]. Paris.canal-historiqe (in French). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jacques LAPOSTE". Histoire du PSG (in French). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Jacky LAPOSTE". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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