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Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. He holds the all-time record for goals scored in a single World Cup finals, with 13 in 1958.
Fontaine began his professional career at US Casablanca, where he played from 1950 to 1953. OGC Nice recruited him in 1953, and he went on to score 44 goals in 3 seasons for the club. In 1956, he moved on to Stade de Reims to replace Raymond Kopa, where he scored 121 goals in 6 seasons. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the Ligue 1., and twice won championships in 1958 and 1960.
Wearing the blue shirt of France, Fontaine's statistics are even more impressive. In his debut with the team December 17, 1953, Fontaine scored a hat trick as France drubbed Luxembourg national football team 8-0. Just in 1960, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches for the team. However, Fontaine will best be remembered for the 1958 World Cup, where he scored 13 goals in just 6 matches, including putting 4 on the West Germany national football team.
Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early because of a recurring injury. He briefly took the reins for the French national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two games, both friendlies that ended in defeats.
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
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