Bernard Genghini
French footballer (born 1958)
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Bernard Francis Genghini (born 18 January 1958) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Full name
Bernard Francis Genghini[1]
Date of birth
18 January 1958[2]
Place of birth
Soultz-Haut-Rhin,[2] Haut-Rhin, France
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
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Genghini in 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bernard Francis Genghini[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1958[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Soultz-Haut-Rhin,[2] Haut-Rhin, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | |||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1986 | France | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1995 | Mulhouse | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
International career
Genghini earned twenty-eight 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).[citation needed]
Honours
Personal life
Genghini is of Italian descent[3] and is the father of Benjamin Genghini, who is also a footballer.[4]
