Bernard Genghini (born 18 January 1958 in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Haut-Rhin) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Date of birth | (1958-01-18) 18 January 1958 (age 64) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1976–1982 | Sochaux | 212 | (71) | ||||||||||
1982–1983 | Saint-Étienne | 41 | (10) | ||||||||||
1983–1986 | Monaco | 129 | (57) | ||||||||||
1986 | Servette | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
1986–1988 | Marseille | 50 | (6) | ||||||||||
1988–1989 | Bordeaux | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||
Total | 442 | (146) | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1980–1986 | France | 27 | (6) | ||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||
1992–1995 | Mulhouse | ||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Genghini earned 27 caps and scored six goals for the France national team. He played in three major international tournaments: the 1982 World Cup where he scored free kicks against Kuwait and Austria(fourth place), 1984 European Championships (champions, playing as a substitute in the final), and the 1986 World Cup (third place).
Bernard Genghini is of Italian descent[1] and is the father of Benjamin Genghini, who is also a professional football player.[2]
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