Jacques Laposte

Jacques Laposte
	Laposte with Paris Saint-Germain in the 1977–78 season
Personal information
Date of birth	24 March 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	La Trinité, Martinique, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	La Gauloise de Trinité
Senior career*
Years	Team
1972–1979	Paris Saint-Germain
International career
	France U21
	France Military
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacques "Jacky" Laposte (born 24 March 1952) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent his entire senior career at Paris Saint-Germain.

Club career

Laposte began his career in his hometown club of La Gauloise de Trinité in La Trinité, Martinique. In 1972, he and fellow Trinitaire Christian André joined Paris Saint-Germain, then in the Division 3. He helped the club gain successive promotions to the Division 1, notably scoring a 25-meter volley in a 6–1 win over Arles on 12 May 1974 in the Division 2.^[1]^[2]

In 1977, Laposte suffered a serious knee injury, which sidelined him for the entirety of the 1977–78 season.^[3] He left PSG in 1979, having scored 17 goals in 175 appearances, and subsequently retired.^[4]

International career

While at Paris Saint-Germain, Laposte became a U21 international for France.^[3] He went on to play for the France Military team as well.^[5]

After football

After retiring, Laposte returned to Martinique, where he became a hospital worker.^[5]

References

^ "le but du jour, 12 Mai 1974 : Jacques Laposte contre Arles" [the goal of the day, 12 May 1974: Jacques Laposte against Arles]. Paris.canal-historique (in French). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "PSG – Arles 6-1, 12/05/74, Division 2 73-74". Histoire du PSG (in French). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "que sont devenus les héros de PSG-Valenciennes ?" [what happened to the heroes of PSG-Valenciennes?]. Paris.canal-historiqe (in French). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Jacques LAPOSTE". Histoire du PSG (in French). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Jacky LAPOSTE". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.

External links

Jacques Laposte at WorldFootball.net

[1] "le but du jour, 12 Mai 1974 : Jacques Laposte contre Arles" [the goal of the day, 12 May 1974: Jacques Laposte against Arles]. Paris.canal-historique (in French). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[2] "PSG – Arles 6-1, 12/05/74, Division 2 73-74". Histoire du PSG (in French). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[:0-3] "que sont devenus les héros de PSG-Valenciennes ?" [what happened to the heroes of PSG-Valenciennes?]. Paris.canal-historiqe (in French). 4 June 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[4] "Jacques LAPOSTE". Histoire du PSG (in French). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[:1-5] "Jacky LAPOSTE". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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