Raymond Kopa (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Raymond Kopa (born Kopaszewski, on October 13, 1931 in N ux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais), is a former French football striker, integral to the French national team of the 1950s. He was a great and versatile playmaker, who also scored plenty of goals. Born into a family of Polish immigrants, Kopa began his professional career at the age of 17 with SCO Angers in France's second level, and was transferred two years later to Stade de Reims, with whom he won French championships in 1953 and 1955. He helped Reims reach the first European Cup final in 1956, which the team lost to Alfredo Di St fano's Real Madrid, 4-3.