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Claude Simonet

president of the French Football Federation from 1994 to 2005
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
June 27, 1930
Date of death
March 14, 2023, March 15, 2023[4][9]
Place of birth
Mortagne-au-Perche
Place of death
Saint-Herblain
Country of citizenship
France[10]
Occupation
association football player (1946–1968), sports executive, functionary, goalkeeper
Position held
president (1994–2005)[11]
Award received
Officer of the Legion of Honour (1998), Knight of the National Order of Merit (1987), Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms (1993)[12][13][14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[23]
Birth name
Claude Georges Simonet[24]
Country for sport
France
Family name
Simonet[21]
Given name
Claude[22]
Member of sports team
Le Mans F.C. (1946–1954), France military national football team (1951–1951), FC Nantes (1955–1960)[16][17][18]
Name in native language
Claude Simonet
Position played on team / speciality
goalkeeper[19]
Sport
association football[20]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 6
VIAF cluster ID
2650150264371905860001
GND ID
115603647X
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17139238b
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
kU-WNKL_fERo
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
65684
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1218r9qy

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Summary

Born in Mortagne-au-Perche[1], he… he was born on June 27, 1930[2]. He passed away in Saint-Herblain[3]. He died on March 14, 2023[4]. He worked as an association football player[5], sports executive[6], functionary[7], and goalkeeper[8].

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Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[12], a grade of an order[25], in France[26], founded in 1802[27]; Knight of the National Order of Merit[13], a grade of an order[28], in France[29]; and Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[14], a grade of an order[30], in France[31].

FAQs

Where was Claude Simonet born?

Claude Simonet's place of birth was Mortagne-au-Perche[1].

Where did Claude Simonet die?

Claude Simonet passed away in Saint-Herblain[3].

What did Claude Simonet do for work?

Claude Simonet worked as association football player[5], sports executive[6], functionary[7], and goalkeeper[8].

What awards did Claude Simonet receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[12], Knight of the National Order of Merit[13], and Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . fff.fr. fff.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . fff.fr. fff.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lequipe.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → March 14, 2023, March 15, 2023
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57413: Import differing dates from dewiki and GND; remove conflicting dates without source"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mortagne-au-Perche
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/1218r9qy
    Date of birth → June 27, 1930
    Country for sport → France
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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