Roger Rio

Roger Rio
Rio (right) and Jean Nicolas for the France national team (1934)
Personal information
Full name Roger Joseph Rio[1]
Date of birth (1913-02-13)13 February 1913
Place of birth Dunkirk, France
Date of death 23 April 1999(1999-04-23) (aged 86)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1943 Rouen
1943–1944 Équipe fédérale Rouen-Normandie
1944–1952 Rouen
International career
1933–1937 France 18 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roger Joseph Rio (13 February 1913 – 23 April 1999) was a French footballer who played as a midfielder for Rouen. For the France national team he earned 18 caps and scored 4 goals and played in the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[2] He was the father of Patrice Rio, who represented France at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Roger Rio at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Roger RioFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
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