Dominique Colonna

French footballer (1928–2023)

Dominique Colonna (4 September 1928 – 12 September 2023) was a French footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Colonna was born in Corte, Haute-Corse.[2] He played for the French national team from 1957 to 1961 and for the Cameroon national team from 1965 to 1970. He won the Coupe de France in 1958.

Dominique Colonna
Colonna in 1955
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-09-04)4 September 1928
Place of birth Corte, France
Date of death 12 September 2023(2023-09-12) (aged 95)
Place of death Corte, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
USC Corte
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1948–1949 Montpellier 12 (0)
1949–1955 Stade Français 101 (0)
1955–1957 Nice 55 (0)
1957–1963 Reims 172 (0)
Total 340 (0)
National team
1957–1961 France 13 (0)
Teams managed
1965–1970 Cameroon
Honours
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Third place 1958 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Colonna died in Corte, France on 12 September 2023, one week after his 95th birthday.[3]

Honours

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Nice

Reims

References

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  1. Dominique Colonna at WorldFootball.net
  2. Biography: Colonna, Dominique
  3. "Dominique Colonna, legendary goalkeeper of Reims and the French team, has died". Archived from the original on 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-12.

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