Jacques Laposte

Jacques Laposte
Laposte with Paris Saint-Germain in the 1977–78 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-03-24) 24 March 1952 (age 74)
Place of birth La Trinité, Martinique, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
La Gauloise de Trinité
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Paris Saint-Germain 139 (14)
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.

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

International career

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

After football

After retiring, Laposte returned to Martinique, where he became a hospital worker.

References

  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.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 "Jacky LAPOSTE". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.