 Papi in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto-Vecchio, France | ||
| Date of death | 28 January 1983 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of death | Porto-Vecchio, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1982 | Bastia | 410 | (115) |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1978 | France | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Claude Papi (16 April 1949 – 28 January 1983) was a French footballer. He played as a midfielder for SC Bastia between 1967 and 1982, and is considered the team's best ever player. He was capped three times for France, and played for them at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
Papi died on 28 January 1983 at the age of 33, because of a ruptured aneurysm.
