Claude Papi
French footballer (1949–1983)
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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.
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
 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1982 | Bastia | 410 | (115) |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1978 | France | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
- Ligue 2: 1967–68
- Coupe de France: 1980–81
- Challenge des champions: 1972
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1978
