NEW DELHI: Just Fontaine, the former France football great, died aged 89, his family said on Wednesday.
Fontaine was the all-time top-scorer in a single World Cup with 13 goals.
Fontaine achieved the record in the 1958 in Sweden where France reached the semis for the first time in their history.
Fontaine netted 30 goals from 21 caps for France between 1953-1960.
In 1958, he was instrumental in Les Bleus reaching the semi-finals in Sweden.
A prolific striker with 259 goals from 283 matches in his club career, Fontaine was one of the key players of the great Stade de Reims team who reached the European Cup final in 1959.
Reims, who won three French top flight titles with Fontaine, lost 2-0 to Real Madrid but 'Justo' ended up as the competition's top scorer with 10 goals.
"A thought for Just Fontaine," French champions Paris St Germain wrote on Twitter.
As a coach, Fontaine helped PSG gain promotion to the first division in 1974.
(With inputs from Reuters)
