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Dominique Dropsy

ドミニク・ドロプシー　/　どみにく・どろぷしー

Association football player from France

December 9, 1951 – October 7, 2015　・　Leuze, Aisne, France

Aisne
association football player

My Take

Dominique Dropsy is the sort of footballer whose numbers stop you cold. Nearly 600 Ligue 1 appearances across 17 seasons, a record that stood for years, plus three national titles and a place in France's 1978 World Cup squad. Goalkeeping is the loneliest job on the pitch, where a single error overshadows ninety flawless minutes, and to shoulder that pressure for almost two decades speaks to a steel I deeply respect. His best years at Bordeaux made him a genuine institution. He passed in 2015, but a goalkeeper's legacy lives in every shot he turned away, and his ledger is a long one.

Overview

Dominique Dropsy (9 December 1951 – 7 October 2015) was a French professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 596 Ligue 1 matches over 17 seasons, which stood as a record for several years, and won three national championships during his career, two with Bordeaux. Dropsy represented France at the 1978 World Cup.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dominique Dropsy
Name (Japanese): ドミニク・ドロプシー
Reading: どみにく・どろぷしー
Born: December 9, 1951 – October 7, 2015
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rabbit
Origin: Leuze, Aisne, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AD%E3%83%97%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC

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