Joseph Bonnel

Not to be confused with Joseph Bonnell.

Joseph Bonnel (4 January 1939 – 13 February 2018)^[1] was a French football midfielder who represented France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored three goals during the 1966 season.

Joseph Bonnel

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Bonnel
Date of birth	(1939-01-04)4 January 1939
Place of birth	Florensac, France
Date of death	13 February 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 79)
Place of death	Pézenas, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1959	Montpellier
1959–1967	Valenciennes
1967–1973	Marseille	195	(43)
1973–1978	AS Béziers
International career
1962–1969	France	25	(1)
Managerial career
1973	Marseille
1973–1978	AS Béziers
1978–1983	Aubagne
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bonnel injured the English goalscorer Jimmy Greaves in the group stages of the 1966 World Cup, causing Greaves to require 14 stitches in his leg and miss all further appearances in the competition, including his possible appearance in the final where his replacement Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick.^[2]

Titles

• French Championship in 1971, 1972 with Olympique Marseille
• Coupe de France in 1969 and 1972 with Olympique Marseille

References

1. Joseph Bonnel s'est éteint (in French)
2. Greaves, Jimmy; Scott, Les (2004), Greavsie: The Autobiography, Time Warner, ISBN 0-7515-3445-5, p. 350.

External links

• Profile