Showing posts with label Raymond Kopa. Show all posts
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July 1958 - Real Madrid's legendary forward line of Kopa, Rial, Di Stefano, Puskas, and Gento

Talking about Football

Raymond Kopa on his time as a miner:

My father and brother worked in the mines and when I was 14 I joined them. I tried to find a job above ground, because at that age I was already showing promise as a footballer. But no one helped me out and from the age of 14 to 17 I drilled the mines at a depth of 612 meters.

Source: Hunt, World Cup Stories, 84