Roger Bocquet | |
Fullname: | Roger Bocquet |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1921 |
Birth Place: | Geneva, Switzerland |
Death Place: | Geneva, Switzerland |
Position: | Defender |
Nationalyears1: | 1943–1954 |
Nationalteam1: | Switzerland |
Nationalcaps1: | 48 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Roger Bocquet (9 April 1921 - 10 March 1994)[1] was a Swiss footballer during the 1940s and 1950s. He played as a half-back and was a participant at the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup. He insisted on playing during the 1954 World Cup (and played all four matches) despite suffering from a brain tumour. He was later operated on and recovered.
Bocquet won 48 caps for Switzerland in total and scored 2 goals. He played his club football for the Lausanne Sports Club.
He died in March 1994.