Claude Papi

Claude Papi
	Papi in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	16 April 1949
Place of birth	Porto-Vecchio, France
Date of death	28 January 1983 (aged 33)
Place of death	Porto-Vecchio, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1982	Bastia
International career
1973–1978	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Claude Papi (16 April 1949 – 28 January 1983) was a French football midfielder who is regarded as the all-time best player for the SC Bastia.

Playing career

Born in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, Papi played his entire career for SC Bastia.^[1] He led Bastia to the 1978 UEFA Cup Final, scoring seven goals that season. Papi remains the all-time leading scorer for Bastia with 134 goals in 479 games.

International career

Papi was a member of the France national team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. His only World Cup appearance came in a 3–1 group match win against Hungary.

Death

Papi died on 28 January 1983 at the age of 33 of a ruptured aneurysm.^[2]

Honours

Bastia

References

^ Liberum, Cristian (5 December 2018). "The Icon Of Bastia. The Story Of Claude Papi". Sovetico. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ "France: SC Bastia". 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

Papi's Career Stats & Accolades (in French)

External links

Claude Papi at National-Football-Teams.com
Claude Papi at the French Football Federation (in French)
Claude Papi at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)

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[1] Liberum, Cristian (5 December 2018). "The Icon Of Bastia. The Story Of Claude Papi". Sovetico. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[2] "France: SC Bastia". 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2019.

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